(May 22, 2024, 2:51 PM EDT) -- YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A federal judge in Ohio on May 21 granted preliminary approval to a $600 million settlement to resolve the class action against Norfolk Southern Railway Co. and Norfolk Southern Corp. (Norfolk Southern, collectively) pertaining to alleged injuries from the release of toxic chemicals XE "toxic chemicals" XE "toxic chemicals" at the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, ruling that the proposed agreement is “fair, reasonable, and adequate, entered into in good faith, and free from collusion.” A third-party lawsuit among Norfolk Southern and railcar companies continues....