Lawsuit blames deaths on Ohio train derailment

New lawsuit blames 7 deaths on 2023 East Palestine train derailment
On Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed after a railcar's wheel bearing overheated, causing a fire. Three days later, officials conducted a "controlled release" of several tank cars that were filled with vinyl chloride, a toxic and flammable gas that can cause certain cancers, to prevent an explosion.
Vice President JD Vance marks 2 years since toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio
Vice President JD Vance returned to East Palestine, Ohio, this week to mark two years since the toxic train derailment sent shockwaves through a small community.
Lawsuit blames deaths on toxic East Palestine train derailment
A new lawsuit alleges for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment.
Two years after derailment, toxic chemicals still roll through East Palestine
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Two years after a Norfolk Southern train derailment spewed a toxic cloud that drove thousands from their homes, freight trains with the same chemicals central to that disaster roll through town — with few steps taken by lawmakers to prevent another disaster.
Vice President JD Vance visits East Palestine on 2nd anniversary of train derailment
Vice President JD Vance will return to East Palestine later today for the 2-year anniversary of when dozens of train cars, including 10 carrying hazardous materials, derailed in a fiery crash.
Two years ago: East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment remembered
It was two years ago that the lives of residents of nearby East Palestine, Ohio, and the Darlington area of Beaver County just inside Pennsylvania were blown up by a train derailment that burned for days and then was exploded, creating a chemical cloud that hung for hours over the region.
JD Vance visits East Palestine on 2-year anniversary of toxic Ohio train derailment: ‘This community will not be forgotten’
We are in it for the long haul in East Palestine,” Vance, a former US senator from Ohio, said in remarks from the town’s fire station.
Two years after train derailment and chemical disaster in East Palestine, some residents worry about liver cancer
A Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, spilled chemicals, sickening residents. Now researchers are tracking the long-term health effects.
Norfolk Southern and East Palestine reach $22 million settlement after fiery 2023 train derailment
East Palestine and Norfolk Southern have announced a $22 million settlement after the toxic train derailment in 2023.
New East Palestine lawsuit blames 2023 train derailment for deaths of 7 people
A new lawsuit alleges at least seven people have died from the aftermath of the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine.
Lawsuit blames deaths on Ohio train derailment as Vance says US needs 'to do better on rail safety'
A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment was announced on Monday's second anniversary of the toxic crash near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border amid a flurry of new litigation.
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East Palestine, Norfolk Southern reach $22M settlement over derailment
A settlement has been reached between Norfolk Southern and East Palestine, Ohio, after a 2023 derailment left hazardous waste ...
Vance Calls Out a ‘Need to Do Better on Rail Safety’ on Norfolk Southern Derailment Anniversary
As the vice president visited East Palestine, Ohio, 744 residents sued the railroad for wrongful deaths related to the toxic ...