Ohio Judge Axes Norfolk's Derailment Cleanup Cost Defenses

By Ryan Harroff ( April 11, 2024, 5:56 PM EDT) -- An Ohio federal judge has struck several of Norfolk Southern Corp.'s defenses against the government's environmental cleanup cost suit arising from the train derailment in East Palestine but said it is too early to rule on the company's argument that the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act claims are preempted by federal rail statutes....

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