School Districts: ‘Pending Disaster’ Of Train Derailment Was ‘Willfully Ignored’

(May 7, 2024, 2:00 PM EDT) -- PITTSBURGH — School districts and affiliated parties filed a brief in Pennsylvania federal court on May 6 arguing that it should deny a motion to dismiss their lawsuit for damages related to the derailment of a train operated by Norfolk Southern Corp. and Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (collectively, Norfolk Southern) that spilled toxic chemicals, contending that Norfolk Southern “willfully ignored the obvious pending disaster about to unfold” before the incident....