Businesses Agree To Drop Norfolk Southern Derailment Suits

By Tom Lotshaw · August 31, 2026, 4:55 PM EDT

Ohio federal judges on Monday tossed more than a half dozen lawsuits business owners filed against Norfolk Southern Corp. over the East Palestine train derailment and chemical spill in the state...

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Case Information

Case Title

Huff et al. v. Norfolk Southern Corporation et al.

Case Number

4:25-cv-00165

Court

Ohio Northern

Nature of Suit

Torts to Land

Date Filed

January 30, 2025


Case Title

Wells et al. v. Norfolk Southern Corporation et al.

Case Number

4:25-cv-00167

Court

Ohio Northern

Nature of Suit

Torts to Land

Date Filed

January 30, 2025


Case Title

Kinder et al. v. Norfolk Southern Corporation et al.

Case Number

4:25-cv-00169

Court

Ohio Northern

Nature of Suit

Torts to Land

Date Filed

January 30, 2025


Case Title

McKim's Honeyvine, LLC v. Norfolk Southern Corporation et al.

Case Number

4:25-cv-00178

Court

Ohio Northern

Nature of Suit

Torts to Land

Date Filed

January 31, 2025


Case Title

Nulfco, Inc., et al. v. Norfolk Southern Corporation, et al.

Case Number

4:25-cv-00179

Court

Ohio Northern

Nature of Suit

Personal Property: Other

Date Filed

January 31, 2025


Case Title

New China Cafe v. Norfolk Southern Corporation et al.

Case Number

4:25-cv-00184

Court

Ohio Northern

Nature of Suit

Torts to Land

Date Filed

January 31, 2025


Case Title

Reynolds et al. v. Norfolk Southern Corporation et al.

Case Number

4:25-cv-00187

Court

Ohio Northern

Nature of Suit

Torts to Land

Date Filed

January 31, 2025


Case Title

Buck Berry Farm, LLC v. Norfolk Southern Corporation, et al.

Case Number

4:25-cv-00188

Court

Ohio Northern

Nature of Suit

Torts to Land

Date Filed

January 31, 2025