Photo: John Disney/ALM Norfolk Southern's $600M Class Settlement Gets Final Approval
At a final approval hearing on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Benita Pearson said she would approve Norfolk Southern's $600 million class settlement over the 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
September 26, 2024 at 09:17 AM
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What You Need to Know
- Of the 464,000 potential class members in the settlement, less than 1% opted out and 86 objected, class counsel Elizabeth Graham said.
- A lawyer for 35 of those objectors, Daniel Abraham, raised concerns that many class members didn't have enough information about the settlement.
A federal judge said she would approve a $600 million class action settlement with Norfolk Southern Corp. over the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
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