Norfolk Southern Loses Bid to End East Palestine Crash Lawsuit

Norfolk Southern Corp. lost its bid for dismissal of a massive proposed class action seeking to hold it liable for damages arising from the February 2023 derailment of 38 rail cars in East Palestine, Ohio, spilling toxic vinyl chloride which later burned, releasing a toxic plume.

Judge Benita Pearson of the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on Wednesday denied the rail company’s motion to dismiss and strike the consolidated amended class action complaint said to have been filed on behalf an estimated 500,000 residents, property owners and businesses last year.

Norfolk Southern contended the plaintiffs’ ...