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[KevinKorell]

CNN, 4/9/24:

 

 

      Norfolk Southern reaches $600 million settlement to settle East Palestine derailment suit  

 

 

Norfolk Southern has reached a $600 million settlement that, if approved by a court, will resolve all class-action lawsuits within 20 miles of its 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, derailment that spilled more than a million pounds of hazardous chemicals into the soil, water and air.

 

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News Nation, 4/10/24

 

East Palestine residents unhappy with Norfolk after settlement

• Train derailment left East Palestine residents with health issues
• Railroad company Norfolk Southern settled class action lawsuit
• Residents want to see Norfolk Southern do more to 'make it right'

 

(NewsNation) — Norfolk Southern agreed to a $600 million settlement in a class action lawsuit, but some residents of East Palestine, Ohio, say they still want to see more from the company after a fiery train derailment in the town left them with health issues.

 

About 100,000 residents and businesses are eligible to get money from the settlement. They have to be within a 20-mile radius of the derailment. Split per person, that means these residents can expect to get about $6,000 each before attorney’s fees are added in, although lawyers tell NewsNation some will get more and others will get less depending on their claims.

 

 

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