Norfolk Southern:  Rail Car Owners Liable For Chemical Spill From Train Derailment

(November 22, 2023, 2:28 PM EST) -- YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Norfolk Southern Corp. and Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (collectively, Norfolk Southern) filed a brief in Ohio federal court arguing that it should deny a motion to dismiss the third-party complaint Norfolk Southern has filed against rail car owners in relation to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.  Norfolk Southern contends that it is a common carrier and is entitled to seek cost recovery from rail car owners under federal law that imposes liability on rail car owners when their rail cars dispose hazardous substances into the environment....