March 31, 2023
The federal judge overseeing litigation against Norfolk Southern railroad over its derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, was presented Friday with two visions for consolidated leadership of the cases: a large, "inclusive" team led by attorneys from Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine PC, Grant & Eisenhofer PA and Morgan & Morgan PA, or a leaner team with an emphasis on Ohio connections, led by Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP and Strauss Troy.
March 16, 2023
Two legal teams featuring plaintiff powerhouses like Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC and Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP have submitted dueling bids for the lead counsel role in mounting litigation over last month's Norfolk Southern Corp. train derailment and chemical spill, with one group touting its class action work and the other championing its members' local connections.
March 08, 2023
U.S. District Judge Benita Y. Pearson from the Northern District of Ohio on Wednesday gave counsel one week to propose a consolidation structure for 18 separate class action lawsuits brought against Norfolk Southern over the catastrophic derailment last month in East Palestine.
February 08, 2023
Norfolk Southern Railway Co. was hit with two proposed class actions over a recent train derailment and subsequent chemical spill in an eastern Ohio village near the Pennsylvania border that forced the evacuation of nearby residents and businesses.