Norfolk Southern has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio in early 2023.
A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, after the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in February, 2023.
Norfolk Southern has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the railroad announced Tuesday. The company has agreed to pay $600 million dollars as part of the settlement, but it does not admit any wrongdoing or liability for the derailment in February of 2023.on the outskirts of East Palestine, near the Pennsylvania state line, including 11 carrying hazardous chemicals. The derailed cars triggered a massive fire, belching toxic smoke into the air far above the town. Roughly 2,000 of the town's 4,900 residents were forced to evacuate.
Norfolk Southern has already spent more than $800 million on a massive environmental cleanup in East Palestine.
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