Proposed Settlement Reached for Personal Injuries Arising from 2005 Norfolk Southern Train Disaster in Graniteville, S.C.MT. PLEASANT, S.C. -- Motley Rice LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control today announced that an agreement-in-principal by way of a proposed class action settlement has been reached with Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NSC NSC abbr. National Security Council Noun 1. NSC - a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security; supervises the Central Intelligence Agency ) that would provide compensation for personal injury claims associated with the railroad's January 6, 2005 derailment derailment /de·rail·ment/ (de-ral´ment) disordered thought or speech characteristic of schizophrenia and marked by constant jumping from one topic to another before the first is fully realized. and chemical spill chemical spill Public health An inadvertent release of a liquid chemical regarded as hazardous to human health which in a workplace is identified with hazardous materials labels. See Material Safety Data Sheets. in Graniteville, S.C. Joe Rice, the Motley Rice member who led the negotiations, stated, "We are proud that we were able to make this settlement happen. The residents of Graniteville have had their life disrupted and are entitled to compensation now and to not have to wait while their cases work their way through the judicial system." The proposed settlement will provide varying levels of compensation to people who were injured and who received medical treatment, or were hospitalized as a result of the derailment and subsequent release of chlorine. The agreement is for claims that were not part of the prior class action settlement approved last year covering property damage, evacuation expenses and losses, and minor personal injuries. The parties expect to file the motion papers for preliminary approval by the Court in November. In addition to Motley Rice, the proposed class is represented by Richardson Patrick Westbrook & Brickman LLC, Gergel Nickles & Solomon PA, Pierce Herns Sloan & McLeod LLC, Strom Law Firm LLC and Baylen T. Moore, Attorney at Law LLC. For more information on the Graniteville, South Carolina Graniteville is an unincorporated community in Aiken County, South Carolina, located on U.S. Route 1, five miles (8 km) west of Aiken. The town straddles Horse Creek which originates in the nearby town of Vaucluse. class action, or transportation litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. contact Motley Rice directly at 1-800-967-0768. About Motley Rice LLC Motley Rice LLC is one of the nation's largest plaintiffs' litigation and transportation disaster firms. Motley Rice attorneys have gained global recognition for their pioneering work on behalf of asbestos victims, the State Attorneys General in their landmark litigation against Big Tobacco, and the 9/11 families in their groundbreaking lawsuit against terrorist financiers. Motley Rice attorneys continue to seek justice in the areas of: catastrophic injury; complex case resolution; securities and consumer fraud; environmental hazards and contamination; medical negligence and defects; occupational disease/toxic torts; and transportation defects and mass disasters. For more information contact attorney Fred Baker or visit http://www.motleyrice.com. |
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