Trial to Determine Who Will Pay $600M in Norfolk Southern Ohio Derailment March 31, 2025 By Josh Funk Norfolk Southern wants two other companies to help pay for the $600 million class-action settlement it agreed to over its...
Lawsuit Blames Deaths on Ohio Train Derailment February 5, 2025 By Josh Funk and Julie Carr Smyth A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment was...
Ohio Residents Push Back Against $850K Bond to Appeal Derailment Settlement January 27, 2025 By Josh Funk Residents challenging Norfolk Southern’s $600 million settlement for the disastrous East Palestinetrain crash have asked a court to reject a...
Freight Train Collision in West Texas Kills 2 Union Pacific Employees December 23, 2024 By Jamie Stengle and Josh Funk Two Union Pacific employees were killed and three people were injured when a freight train collided with a tractor-trailer and...
Train Derails in South Louisiana, Causing Chemical Leak October 21, 2024 DONALDSONVILLE, La. (AP) — Seventeen cars of a train derailed in south Louisiana on Friday, and several leaked a chemical...
Appeal Delays $600M Class Action Settlement in Fiery Ohio Derailment October 3, 2024 By Josh Funk Settlement checks related to Norfolk Southern’s disastrous 2023 derailment could be delayed up to two years now because an appeal...
Judge Approves $600M Settlement for Residents Near Ohio Train Derailment September 27, 2024 By Josh Funk A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $600 million class-action settlement Wednesday that Norfolk Southern railroad offered to everyone who...
Tornadic Winds Derail 43 Train Cars in North Dakota September 3, 2024 STEELE, N.D. (AP) — Tornadic winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of...
July North Dakota Derailment the Latest Crash to Involve Weak Tank Cars August 8, 2024 The fiery North Dakota derailment that burned for days early last month was the latest train crash to involve the...
Insurers Seek Subrogation Against Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment June 28, 2024 By Ezra Amacher Four insurance companies filed a subrogation lawsuit against Norfolk Southern in federal court last week, alleging the rail carrier’s negligence...