{"id":2690,"date":"2023-06-20T20:54:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T20:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/?p=2690"},"modified":"2023-08-25T22:16:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T22:16:09","slug":"norfolk-southern-class-action-suits-for-train-derailment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/norfolk-southern-class-action-suits-for-train-derailment\/","title":{"rendered":"Norfolk Southern Class Action Suits for East Palestine Train Derailment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/norfolk-southern-class-action-suits-for-train-derailment\/#Norfolk_Southern_Train_Derailment_A_Legal_Overview\" title=\"Norfolk Southern Train Derailment: A Legal Overview\">Norfolk Southern Train Derailment: A Legal Overview<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/norfolk-southern-class-action-suits-for-train-derailment\/#Implications_of_the_Norfolk_Southern_Train_Derailment\" title=\"Implications of the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment\">Implications of the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/lawsuitlegit.com\/norfolk-southern-class-action-suits-for-train-derailment\/#Legal_Consultation_for_Norfolk_Southern_Derailment_Victims\" title=\"Legal Consultation for Norfolk Southern Derailment Victims\">Legal Consultation for Norfolk Southern Derailment Victims<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Norfolk_Southern_Train_Derailment_A_Legal_Overview\"><\/span>Norfolk Southern Train Derailment: A Legal Overview<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, led to a series of class action lawsuits. The derailment resulted in hazardous chemicals spilling into the surrounding environment, leading to severe consequences for residents. The chemical spill contaminated the water supply and affected the air quality, causing health concerns among the local community. The spilled chemical, butyl acrylate, is particularly difficult to handle because it can be absorbed into water, putting the water supply for residents of Ohio and West Virginia at risk. Several lawsuits have been filed against Norfolk Southern, accusing them of causing more harm than good during the cleanup of the spill. If you have been affected by this incident, you may be entitled to compensation for property damage, economic loss, emotional distress, inconvenience, and medical costs. Retaining a law firm with experience in mass tort actions, class action lawsuits, or other complicated litigation can be beneficial to your case.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the beginning of February in East Palestine, Ohio, a Norfolk Southern train derailment was the central cause for tankers transporting hazardous chemicals to spill. To clean up this massive chemical spill, the chemicals were burnt off causing billows of dangerous smoke to surround the area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, a closer look is being taken at the water supply of East Palestine and the surrounding areas, how many more civilians should have been evacuated from their homes, and the long-term effects these chemicals will hold on those affected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tainted Water Supply<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/compound\/Butyl-acrylate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Butyl acrylate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a chemical used in PVC, is the main chemical that was spilled in the derailment. This chemical is especially difficult to handle due to its ability of being absorbed into water, affecting the water streams near the crash and therefore putting water supply for residents of Ohio and West Virginia at risk.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On February 16, 2023, the EPA <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">released new findings<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including test results of the stream that showed the chemical is, \u201ccurrently present at levels below 3 parts per billion, which is well below the 560 parts per billion that the CDC considers hazardous.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to this absorption, the chemical has slipped past dams and has now seeped into the Ohio River. To monitor the chemical levels, the EPA is testing at multiple locations along the river while also, \u201cclosing drinking water intakes in advance of the plume to prevent any butyl acrylate from entering the drinking water.\u201d The consequences of an individual ingesting the chemical come with a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/training.itcilo.org\/actrav_cdrom2\/en\/osh\/ic\/141322.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">multitude of symptoms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Burning sensation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cough<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shortness of breath<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sore throat\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This clearing from the EPA has not settled the minds of residents as now their pets have been succumbing to the effects of the water contamination. Many dogs and wildlife have been taken to local humane societies for help as they show signs of vomiting, lack of appetite, and neurological symptoms that have led to euthanasia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Air Quality After Contamination<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the burn of chemicals to clear the site, many residents were raising alarms of extreme concern for the air quality and how much of the chemicals had penetrated their homes. In the EPA\u2019s latest update, it has been noted that levels of the chemical have been decreased to a non-hazardous level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This comes after individuals noted a lingering smell of the contaminants in the air which was said to be normal and still non-hazardous by the EPA. Although residents were given the allowance of returning home after being evacuated, many are claiming to still be experiencing burning eyes and difficulty breathing due to the air conditions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Butyl acrylate can cause delayed symptoms of hypersensitivity when exposed to the chemical, especially when the chemical has been inhaled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In studies testing the effects of continued exposure and inhalation of butyl acrylate, the results showed that cornification of the trachea and bronchi in the throat were present and the risk of pneumonia was elevated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Implications_of_the_Norfolk_Southern_Train_Derailment\"><\/span><b>Implications of the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New lawsuits filed against Norfolk Southern included the accusation that the attempted clean up of the spill caused more harm than good. The last filed lawsuit became the sixth against Norfolk Southern.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Legal Rights of Those Affected By Norfolk Southern<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plaintiffs in previously filed suits are seeking compensation from having to endure:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Property damage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Economic loss<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emotional distress and discomfort\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inconvenience\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical costs<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legal_Consultation_for_Norfolk_Southern_Derailment_Victims\"><\/span>Legal Consultation for Norfolk Southern Derailment Victims<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nIf you have endured any of the above or have been caused more extensive damage from the incident caused by Norfolk Southern, you may be entitled to compensation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retaining a law firm to assist with filing and following through with a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern can be extremely beneficial to you and your case. Finding a law firm that has experience with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mass tort actions, class action lawsuits, or other complicated litigation can also be beneficial to the outcome of your case.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Norfolk Southern Train Derailment: A Legal Overview The Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, led to a series of class action lawsuits. The derailment resulted in hazardous chemicals spilling into the surrounding environment, leading to severe consequences for residents. 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