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.
Hundreds of current and former East Palestine residents file new lawsuit: "We didn't ask for this."
As residents continue to wait for action in Washington D.C., hundreds of East Palestine, Ohio residents are gearing up for a new court battle. A new lawsuit claims that Norfolk Southern and agencies at all levels of government failed the communities in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
7 people died from Ohio train derailment, new lawsuit says. ‘People are still sick’
A new lawsuit filed against railway company Norfolk Southern says seven people died as a result of a train derailment in Ohio. On Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying industrial chemicals derailed in the small town of East Palestine, according to a civil complaint.
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.
Lawsuit alleges first deaths from disastrous 2023 train derailment in Ohio
A new lawsuit alleges for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment.
2-headed dog, other issues blamed on East Palestine train derailment in new lawsuits
Watch previous FOX 8 News coverage in the player above.] EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (WKBN) — New lawsuits have been filed against Norfolk Southern, including one alleging that the birth of a two-headed dog was due to the train derailment in East Palestine.
East Palestine residents allege wrongful deaths from 2023 derailment
A new lawsuit filed by over 700 residents of East Palestine, Ohio, makes the first wrongful-death allegations in connection with the 2023 derailment that spilled toxic chemicals in the village. In
Ohio train derailment 2 years later: Vice President JD Vance visits East Palestine
Vance was joined by Gov. Mike DeWine and both of Ohio's U.S. senators, as well as new U.S. EPA Director Lee Zeldin.
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 2023 train derailment in Ohio as JD Vance visits
The lawsuit was filed ahead of Monday’s second anniversary of the toxic crash near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border amid a flurry of new litigation.
East Palestine, Ohio: A town failed by the EPA
Ever since Feb. 3, 2023, residents of East Palestine have struggled with serious health conditions that were nonexistent ...
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Community weighs impact of Vice President JD Vance’s visit to East Palestine
The motorcade is gone from East Palestine. Vice President JD Vance Governor DeWine and the U.S. senators have all left. Now ...
JD Vance visits East Palestine on second anniversary of toxic Ohio train accident
Vice President JD Vance, his wife and multiple officials are visiting the small Ohio village on its two-year anniversary of ...