The lawsuits, filed in federal court in Youngstown, so far represent about 100 East Palestine residents and about a dozen businesses in the village. Three dozen people and five businesses from outside the village also have sued.
against the railroad company over a string of Norfolk Southern derailments across the country. Those cases will move through the court system separately.
She named as co-lead counsel: Seth A. Katz of Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine P.C.; M. Elizabeth Graham of Grant & Eisenhofer P.A.; Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC; and T. Michael Morgan of Morgan & Morgan P.A.
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