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The residents of East Palestine were peacefully going about their lives the evening of February 3. Since that time, the derailment of 38 cars of the Norfolk Southern 149-car train has turned into a disaster of unknown proportions and an unwelcome intrusion into the lives of so many in the affected area. Any of the intrusions would be more than most care bear, billowing clouds of smoke, concerns over exposure to toxic chemicals through the air and water, being forced to leave your home only to then be told it’s safe to return with no proof or reasoning, reporters and camera crews as large as the Norfolk Southern train, government representatives asking questions and taking samples without providing enough answers and results, lost income – and then there is the unknown future. Will the cleanup be adequate and fast enough? Will you need to leave your homes and relocate? What will happen to your property values and businesses? And most importantly, will there be health consequences, either in the near or long-term?
Norfolk Southern, a company worth more than $50 billion has pledged just $6.5 million to the residents of East Palestine – while the company made $3 billion in net profits last year. Whether or not Norfolk Southern could have prevented this accident with a modest investment in greater maintenance, something that should have done just as a matter of good business, the company operates on the basis of putting profits before people. At the same time Norfolk Southern wants to offer a fraction of 1 percent of its annual profits to the residents of East Palestine, the company wants to spend $10 billion in a stock buy-back program designed to make the company more financially attractive and raise its stock price.
While State officials and the EPA pledge to clean up the mess and provide compensation to the affected residents, when has a cleanup ever occurred fast enough, when does “it’s safe to come back” and “it’s safe to drink the water” mean it’s truly safe. We’ve all seen this time and time again, an agency telling us what is or isn’t necessary, taking away your options to make decisions for you and your family. We don’t want that to happen to you. We want you to have options.
Norfolk Southern has announced to shareholders and financial news media that the company has $1.1 billion in liability insurance to deal with any and all claims arising out of the accident. Even after the company has an accident solely under its own control, it somehow wants to avoid the real cost of the damages to your lives – and get financial credit for it. It’s one thing for a company to make a mistake, but to either allow or plan for mistakes because you have liability insurance is usually negligence.
Every resident, and the community as a whole, deserves to bee compensated for the disaster that Norfolk Southern brought to East Palestine, the surrounding area and Western Pennsylvania. By filing a lawsuit now, you ensure that your rights are preserved.
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Norfolk Southern cannot be allowed to make billions while putting the good people of Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania at such risk
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