US EditionEast Palestine Train Derailment Settlement Administrator Replaced Amid Complaints
- The United States District Court in the Northern District of Ohio has suspended and terminated Kroll Settlement Administration as the settlement administrator for the East Palestine Norfolk Southern train derailment.
- Epiq has been appointed as the new settlement administrator.
- Numerous complaints and calculation errors were found during an investigation, leading to Kroll's termination.
- Class Counsel expressed disappointment, stating, "We are devastated that our hard work to achieve a $600M settlement remains unfulfilled.
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Reader's View: Fewer inspections would have devastating impact on rail safety
I write as a railroad track worker concerned about rail safety in our community and the ongoing attempts by the big Class I freight railroads to reduce the level of rail safety in our community, all in the name of greed. We have all probably heard about the train derailment a couple of years ago in East Palestine, Ohio, that traumatized that community and the surrounding area forever. The sad truth is that derailment could have happened right he…
East Palestine train derailment settlement administrator replaced amid complaints
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (WKBN) - A court order has terminated the appointment of a settlement administrator for those impacted by the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine. The court order from U.S. District Court Judge Benita Y. Pearson comes after complaints and an investigation that uncovered calculation errors. Pearson cited issues with Kroll's calculations based on a point system for settlement awards. Awards were based on proxim…
‘Fed Up’ in East Palestine: Wait Continues as Settlement Administrator Replaced
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio – Living on Alice Street, less than half a mile from the site of the February 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment, Megan Parker is growing weary of waiting for her portion of the $600 million settlement. Parker, one of many residents still waiting, said she was given assurances three times this year […] The post ‘Fed Up’ in East Palestine: Wait Continues as Settlement Administrator Replaced appeared first on Business Jour…
East Palestine Settlement Administrators removed and replaced by Federal Judge - Beaver County Radio
Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published June 12, 2025 10:55 A.M. (East Palestine, Ohio) Many people who were affected by the East Palestine Train Derailment have struggled with no assistance recently to receive settlement payments or get answers about money they entitled to. Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation’s law firms dedicated to holding corporations responsible for wrongdoing, announced Wednesday in a release that a fede…
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