YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Two additional class-action lawsuits have been filed in the wake of the derailment and fire of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio.
WKBN-TV reports that on Tuesday, Chase and Cheri Kinder, entities Bird Dog Hill Kennels and Stonybrook Kennel, and Pamela Taas field a lawsuit late Tuesday against NS in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court. The complaint says the plaintiffs were forced out of their homes or businesses and sustained damages to property, economic loss and expense, emotional distress, discomfort and inconvenience, and exposure to hazardous chemicals.
The station also reports that Grayce Eisley and Jeffrey Jaffrey Zalick filed a federal suit Wednesday claiming that properties they own have suffered a decrease in market value.
These follow an earlier suit filed Tuesday by three individuals in U.S. District Court [see “First lawsuit filed …,” Trains News Wire, Feb. 8, 2023].
The long-term cleanup process has begun at the site of the 50-car derailment that occurred Feb. 3, with Kurt Kollar, leader of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency emergency response team, telling a Wednesday news conference that “grossly contaminated material should be getting collected; the liquids should be getting collected and containerized for disposal,” WFMJ-TV reports. Soil sampling will continue and determine the best options for remediation, he said.
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