Norfolk Southern: Train Derailment Injury Case Is ‘Misdirected And Unsupported’

Mealey's (June 6, 2023, 1:55 PM EDT) -- YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Norfolk Southern Corp. and an affiliate filed a brief in Ohio federal court seeking to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the residents of three states over alleged injuries from the derailment of a train in East Palestine, Ohio, and the subsequent “controlled” release of chemicals in the aftermath of the incident, arguing that the complaint is “a misdirected and unsupported attempt to impose legal liability that fails on threshold grounds.”...