Ohio residents suing Norfolk Southern Corp will get an extra day to inspect rail cars that spilled a toxic chemical during a train derailment this month before the company clears the crash site, according to a deal struck by the parties Monday.
In a letter sent on Thursday to attorneys for nearby residents who have filed over a dozen class action lawsuits claiming the
Attorneys for the company had told the judge at a hearing earlier on Monday that Norfolk Southern was on a tight schedule to clean up residue at the site before a March 10 deadline set by the EPA, and that giving the residents and their experts more time could result in delays to remediation of the crash site.
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