Very few people who live near the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment opted out of a $600 million class action settlement despite residents' reservations ...
despite residents' reservations about whether the deal offers enough, so lawyers argue the agreement should be approved later this month.said only 370 households and 47 businesses in the 20-mile radius around the derailment opted out of the property damage payments.
“It is deeply satisfying that this community overwhelmingly supports this settlement," the plaintiffs' lawyers said in a statement. “This result would not have been possible without their resolve and determination to hold Norfolk Southern accountable.”for personal injuries was more controversial because residents were required to give up any right to sue in the future if they develop cancer or other serious ailments. But some 97% of East Palestine residents still signed onto that.
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