Judge Approves $600 Million Settlement Resolving Ohio Train Derailment

The settlement covers residents, property owners, and businesses impacted by the derailment and subsequent chemical spill in East Palestine.

A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains, on Feb. 6, 2023. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo/File

A federal judge has approved Norfolk Southern’s $600 million settlement resolving a class-action lawsuit that stems from the February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

U.S. District Judge Benita Pearson granted final approval to the deal during a Sept. 25 hearing on last year’s derailment in the small town of roughly 4,700 people.