EAST PALESTINE
Train Derailment Settlement
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Last updated June 13, 2025
ABOUT THE LAWSUIT
Residents, property owners, and businesses located within 20 miles of the Derailment Site in East Palestine, Ohio sued, among others, Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway Company for losses suffered from the Norfolk Southern train Derailment that occurred on February 3, 2023, including the controlled “vent and burn” of five railcars that occurred on February 6, 2023 (collectively, the "Incident").
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WHAT CAN YOU GET?
The Settlement provides $600 million to pay valid Claims. The amount you are eligible to receive from the Settlement may depend on, among other things:
- Where you live
- Household size
- Acreage
- Length of displacement
- Property damage
- Compensation based on Exposure or Personal Injury
KEY DATES
Your legal rights are affected by this Settlement whether you act or not.- Submit a Claim by August 22, 2024 11:59 pm ET (DEADLINE HAS PASSED)
- Submit an Objection by July 1, 2024 (DEADLINE HAS PASSED)
- Request to be Excluded by July 1, 2024 (DEADLINE HAS PASSED)