In re: E. Palestine Train Derailment
| BARBARA ADAMS, ERIC ADKINS, IAN BAKER, KAREN BAKER, LARRY BAKER, SAMUEL BARNHOUSE, ELIAS RALEY, CHAD BROWN, CHRIS REED, JESSICA BROWN, DOROTHY REYNOLDS, RICHARD J. BRUNO, JASON REYNOLDS, BRYON BUHECKER, JACK REYNOLDS, CINDY BUSSARD, NICHOLAS REYNOLDS, WALTER CALL, STACEY RINEHART, JOHN CARR, ARABELLA ROBERTS, (minor), ERIN CAPOTS, ROBERT RYND, JEREMY CARTER, SHIRLEY RYND, LUIS CHENG, EDWARD SICELOFF, ALAN DEAN COPE, PAUL SIMMONS, CHAD DAVIDSON, RHONDA SIMMONS, SAMANTHA DAVIDSON, CHESTER SMITH, NATHAN DENES, MONICA SOSA, ZAYNE DENES, DEBORAH STANLEY, AIRYONNA DENES, MARK STILES, DARYL DEVINE, RUBY STILES, JULIE DEWALT, STACEY STOCKUNAS, RILEY DICKEY, Minor, GENARO TORRES, SARA DICKEY, RACHEL TORRES, TYLER DICKEY, REBECCA TORRES, AUSTIN DRUCKENBROD, CYNTHIA TRIMBLE, KATHY JO DYKE, BRAYDON TROSKY, RICHARD DYKE, BROOKLYN TROSKY, LAUREN FEGERT, JASON TROSKY, LANCE FELGER, FRANK UNGARO, NEKO FIGLEY, MICHAEL FLAHERTY, Deceased, LINDA UNGARO, BRUCE FOGEL, PATRICK UNGARO, MEGAN FOGEL, DARLA VANNI, BRIAN FORWARD, ERIC VANNI, JOSHUA FORWARD, CHRISTOPHER VEITZ, AMBER FOSNAUGHT, LILLIAN VEITZ, AMY JO FOSTER, LINDY VEITZ, ANTHONY GENE FOSTER, LOGAN VEITZ, BRANDI FOSTER, TANNER VEITZ, CECILIA ROSE FOSTER, MEGAN VOGEL, SOPHIA MARIE FOSTER, BRANDI WAGONER, TRAVIS FOSTER, JULIE WAITE, TAMARA LYNN FREEZE, RUSSEL WAITE, MARY FROST, SHELBY WALLACE, JACOB GAUL, DEB WALTON, MANDY GAUL, SCOTT WALTON, SANDRA GILBERT, JAMES THOMAS WARD, SHAWNA GLASS, MAVERICK JAMES WARD, ANA ISABEL GRAUSO, SOPHIA MERYL WARD, SAMUEL GRAUSO, VIDA RESURRECTION WARD, JESSE GREATHOUSE, RICHARD WEAVER, MARCIE GREEN, OWEN WEIGEL, KENDRA GROSCOST, TAYLOR REYNOLDS WEIGEL, CLARA GUESMAN, TINA WILD, ELIJAH HAINES, CHERYL WILLIAMS, VIOLET HAINES, WILLIAMS LOGGINS, ZOEY HAINES, EMMA WISE, ANDREW HARMON, RONI WISE, BOBBY HICKS, RICHARD MULL, CIERA HICKS, PATRICIA MICCO, GAGE HICKS, ETHAN MAHON, MICHAEL HICKS, IRIS MATTERN, TARA HICKS, VENITA MATHENEY, ALLEN HILL, ANGELA MACIAS, MICHAEL HOBRAT, CHELSEA MACOLINO, NOELLE HOBRAT, DENNIS MANLEY, TALESHA HOOD, MICHAEL MARTIN, GREG HOULETTE, CURTIS MAY, WILLIAM SMILEY HUGAR, EDWARD MCNEE, KATHERINE HUTCHISON, FAITH MILLER, SUE JAMERY, KURT MILLER, ANALYNN JASKOLA, MELISSA MILLER, FAITH JASKOLA, ARTHUR MUNYON, NICHOLAS JASKOLA, BRENDA MUNYON, JUSTIN JAVENS, KRISTY MUNYON, KENNETH W. JOHNSON, LINDA MURPHY, AMANDA MAZZETTI KEMMER, MORGAN MURPHY, BRAD KEMMER, RUSSELL MURPHY, CAINE KEMMER, MICHAEL MUSULIN, CHLOE KEMMER, BREANA NALESNIK, ALISSA KETTERER, ESTATE OF JOSEPH DONALD OLSON, LORI KETTERER, SHERRI PERKINS, THOMAS KETTERER, MIRANDA PERKINS, CANDY KIEHL, JONATHAN PERKINS, LENNY L. KIEHL, NATHAN PIRTZ, LANDON KIRBY, LORI POSEY, LANNA KIRBY, DAVID QUIMBY, BERNIE KOSAR, SR., LAUREN QUIMBY, BETH KOSAR, TERESA QUIMBY, NICHOLAUS KUZEMCHAK, THOMAS LEWIS, SOPHIA KUZEMCHAK, ROBERT LIPOSKY, KAITLYN KUZEMCHAK, STEVEN LOCKARD, LINDSAY KUZEMCHAK, STEVEN LOCKARD, JR., MIA KUZEMCHAK, VONNETTIA LOCKARD, DANA KYKER, TIFFANY LOGGINS, TERRI LATTANZIO, TOM YOUNG, CHRISTOPHER RALEY, LYNN YOUNG, COLE RALEY and AUSTIN OCHSENHIRT |
| NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY and NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION |
| 26-3499 |
| June 2, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit |
| P.I.: Other |
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| Filing 12 APPELLANT BRIEF filed by Mr. Jedidiah Irving Bressman for Ms. Barbara Adams, Mr. Eric Adkins, Mr. Ian Baker, Ms. Karen Baker, Mr. Larry Baker, Mr. Samuel Barnhouse, Mr. Chad Brown, Ms. Jessica Brown, Mr. Richard J. Bruno, Mr. Bryon Buhecker, Ms. Cindy Bussard, Mr. Walter Call, Ms. Erin Capots, Mr. John Carr, Mr. Jeremy Carter, Mr. Luis Cheng, Mr. Alan Dean Cope, Mr. Chad Davidson, Ms. Samantha Davidson, Ms. Airyonna Denes, Mr. Nathan Denes, Mr. Zayne Denes, Mr. Daryl Devine, Ms. Julie Dewalt, Riley Dickey, Ms. Sara Dickey, Mr. Tyler Dickey, Mr. Austin Druckenbrod, Ms. Kathy Jo Dyke, Mr. Richard Dyke, Ms. Lauren Fegert, Mr. Lance Felger, Mr. Neko Figley, Mr. Michael Flaherty, Mr. Bruce Fogel, Ms. Megan Fogel, Mr. Brian Forward, Mr. Joshua Forward, Ms. Amber Fosnaught, Ms. Amy Jo Foster, Mr. Anthony Gene Foster, Ms. Brandi Foster, Ms. Cecilia Rose Foster, Ms. Sophia Marie Foster, Mr. Travis Foster, Ms. Tamara Lynn Freeze, Ms. Mary Frost, Mr. Jacob Gaul, Ms. Mandy Gaul, Ms. Sandra Gilbert, Ms. Shawna Glass, Ms. Ana Isabel Grauso, Mr. Samuel Grauso, Jesse Greathouse, Ms. Marcie Green, Ms. Kendra Groscost, Ms. Clara Guesman, Mr. Elijah Haines, Ms. Violet Haines, Ms. Zoey Haines, Mr. Andrew Harmon, Mr. Bobby Hicks, Ms. Ciera Hicks, Mr. Gage Hicks, Mr. Michael Hicks, Ms. Tara Hicks, Mr. Allen Hill, Mr. Michael Hobrat, Ms. Noelle Hobrat, Ms. Talesha Hood, Mr. Greg Houlette, Mr. William Smiley Hugar, Ms. Katherine Hutchison, Ms. Sue Jamery, Ms. Analynn Jaskola, Ms. Faith Jaskola, Mr. Nicholas Jaskola, Mr. Justin Javens, Mr. Kenneth W. Johnson, Ms. Amanda Mazzetti Kemmer, Mr. Brad Kemmer, Mr. Caine Kemmer, Ms. Chloe Kemmer, Ms. Alissa Ketterer, Ms. Lori Ketterer, Mr. Thomas Ketterer, Ms. Candy Kiehl, Mr. Lenny L. Kiehl, Mr. Landon Kirby, Ms. Lanna Kirby, Mr. Bernie Kosar, Sr., Ms. Beth Kosar, Ms. Kaitlyn Kuzemchak, Ms. Lindsay Kuzemchak, Ms. Mia Kuzemchak, Mr. Nicholaus Kuzemchak, Ms. Sophia Kuzemchak, Dana Kyker, Terri Lattanzio, Mr. Thomas Lewis, Mr. Robert Liposky, Mr. Steven Lockard, Mr. Steven Lockard, Jr., Ms. Vonnettia Lockard, Ms. Tiffany Loggins, Mr. Williams Loggins, Ms. Angela Macias, Ms. Chelsea Macolino, Mr. Ethan Mahon, Mr. Dennis Manley, Michael Martin, Ms. Venita Matheney, Ms. Iris Mattern, Mr. Curtis May, Mr. Edward McNee, Ms. Patricia Micco, Ms. Faith Miller, Mr. Kurt Miller, Ms. Melissa Miller, Mr. Richard Mull, Mr. Arthur Munyon, Ms. Brenda Munyon, Ms. Kristy Munyon, Ms. Linda Murphy, Ms. Morgan Murphy, Mr. Russell Murphy, Mr. Michael Musulin, Breana Nalesnik, Mr. Austin Ochsenhirt, Joseph Donald Olson, Mr. Jonathan Perkins, Ms. Miranda Perkins, Ms. Sherri Perkins, Mr. Nathan Pirtz, Ms. Lori Posey, Mr. David Quimby, Ms. Lauren Quimby, Ms. Teresa Quimby, Mr. Christopher Raley, Mr. Cole Raley, Mr. Elias Raley, Mr. Chris Reed, Ms. Taylor Reynolds Weigel, Ms. Dorothy Reynolds, Mr. Jack Reynolds, Mr. Jason Reynolds, Mr. Nicholas Reynolds, Ms. Stacey Rinehart, Ms. Arabella Roberts, Mr. Robert Rynd, Ms. Shirley Rynd, Mr. Edward Siceloff, Paul Simmons, Ms. Rhonda Simmons, Mr. Chester Smith, Ms. Monica Sosa, Ms. Deborah Stanley, Mark Stiles, Ms. Ruby Stiles, Stacey Stockunas, Mr. Genaro Torres, Ms. Rachel Torres, Ms. Rebecca Torres, Ms. Cynthia Trimble, Mr. Braydon Trosky, Ms. Brooklyn Trosky, Mr. Jason Trosky, Ms. Frank Ungaro, Ms. Linda Ungaro, Mr. Patrick Ungaro, Ms. Darla Vanni, Mr. Eric Vanni, Mr. Christopher Veitz, Ms. Lillian Veitz, Ms. Lindy Veitz, Mr. Logan Veitz, Mr. Tanner Veitz, Ms. Megan Vogel, Ms. Brandi Wagoner, Ms. Julie Waite, Mr. Russel Waite, Ms. Shelby Wallace, Ms. Deb Walton, Mr. Scott Walton, Mr. James Thomas Ward, Mr. Maverick James Ward, Ms. Sophia Meryl Ward, Ms. Vida Resurrection Ward, Mr. Richard Weaver, Mr. Owen Weigel, Ms. Tina Wild, Ms. Cheryl Williams, Ms. Emma Wise, Ms. Roni Wise, Ms. Lynn Young and Mr. Tom Young. Certificate of Service: 07/29/2026. Argument Request: requested. [26-3499] (JIB) [Entered: 07/29/2026 08:43 PM] |
| Filing 11 2 DAY EXTENSION: APPELLANT brief now due 07/29/2026 [26-3499] (JIB) [Entered: 07/27/2026 11:55 PM] |
| Filing 10 BRIEFING LETTER SENT setting briefing schedule: appellant brief due 07/27/2026; appellee brief due 08/26/2026. (RO) [Entered: 06/17/2026 02:18 PM] |
| Filing 9 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railroad Company by Albinas Prizgintas. Certificate of Service: 06/16/2026. [26-3499] (AP) [Entered: 06/16/2026 05:54 PM] |
| Filing 8 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Alan Schoenfeld ; Norfolk Southern Corporation makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? NO 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? NO Certificate of Service: 06/16/2026. [26-3499] (AES) [Entered: 06/16/2026 05:49 PM] |
| Filing 7 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Alan Schoenfeld ; Norfolk Southern Railroad Company makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? YES Parent Corporation: Norfolk Southern Corporation. Affiliates: NS Fiber Optics, Inc.; Norfolk Southern Properties, Inc.; General American Insurance Company; and Thoroughbred Technology and Telecommunications, LLC. 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? NO Certificate of Service: 06/16/2026. [26-3499] (AES) [Entered: 06/16/2026 05:42 PM] |
| Filing 6 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railroad Company by Alan Schoenfeld. Certificate of Service: 06/16/2026. [26-3499] (AES) [Entered: 06/16/2026 05:25 PM] |
| Filing 5 TRANSCRIPT ORDER filed - transcript is already on file in the District Court Clerks Office. Filed by Mr. Jedidiah Irving Bressman for Ms. Barbara Adams, Mr. Eric Adkins, Mr. Ian Baker, Ms. Karen Baker, Mr. Larry Baker, Mr. Samuel Barnhouse, Mr. Chad Brown, Ms. Jessica Brown, Mr. Richard J. Bruno, Mr. Bryon Buhecker, Ms. Cindy Bussard, Mr. Walter Call, Ms. Erin Capots, Mr. John Carr, Mr. Jeremy Carter, Mr. Luis Cheng, Mr. Alan Dean Cope, Mr. Chad Davidson, Ms. Samantha Davidson, Ms. Airyonna Denes, Mr. Nathan Denes, Mr. Zayne Denes, Mr. Daryl Devine, Ms. Julie Dewalt, Riley Dickey, Ms. Sara Dickey, Mr. Tyler Dickey, Mr. Austin Druckenbrod, Ms. Kathy Jo Dyke, Mr. Richard Dyke, Ms. Lauren Fegert, Mr. Lance Felger, Mr. Neko Figley, Mr. Michael Flaherty, Mr. Bruce Fogel, Ms. Megan Fogel, Mr. Brian Forward, Mr. Joshua Forward, Ms. Amber Fosnaught, Ms. Amy Jo Foster, Mr. Anthony Gene Foster, Ms. Brandi Foster, Ms. Cecilia Rose Foster, Ms. Sophia Marie Foster, Mr. Travis Foster, Ms. Tamara Lynn Freeze, Ms. Mary Frost, Mr. Jacob Gaul, Ms. Mandy Gaul, Ms. Sandra Gilbert, Ms. Shawna Glass, Ms. Ana Isabel Grauso, Mr. Samuel Grauso, Jesse Greathouse, Ms. Marcie Green, Ms. Kendra Groscost, Ms. Clara Guesman, Mr. Elijah Haines, Ms. Violet Haines, Ms. Zoey Haines, Mr. Andrew Harmon, Mr. Bobby Hicks, Ms. Ciera Hicks, Mr. Gage Hicks, Mr. Michael Hicks, Ms. Tara Hicks, Mr. Allen Hill, Mr. Michael Hobrat, Ms. Noelle Hobrat, Ms. Talesha Hood, Mr. Greg Houlette, Mr. William Smiley Hugar, Ms. Katherine Hutchison, Ms. Sue Jamery, Ms. Analynn Jaskola, Ms. Faith Jaskola, Mr. Nicholas Jaskola, Mr. Justin Javens, Mr. Kenneth W. Johnson, Ms. Amanda Mazzetti Kemmer, Mr. Brad Kemmer, Mr. Caine Kemmer, Ms. Chloe Kemmer, Ms. Alissa Ketterer, Ms. Lori Ketterer, Mr. Thomas Ketterer, Ms. Candy Kiehl, Mr. Lenny L. Kiehl, Mr. Landon Kirby, Ms. Lanna Kirby, Mr. Bernie Kosar, Sr., Ms. Beth Kosar, Ms. Kaitlyn Kuzemchak, Ms. Lindsay Kuzemchak, Ms. Mia Kuzemchak, Mr. Nicholaus Kuzemchak, Ms. Sophia Kuzemchak, Dana Kyker, Terri Lattanzio, Mr. Thomas Lewis, Mr. Robert Liposky, Mr. Steven Lockard, Mr. Steven Lockard, Jr., Ms. Vonnettia Lockard, Ms. Tiffany Loggins, Mr. Williams Loggins, Ms. Angela Macias, Ms. Chelsea Macolino, Mr. Ethan Mahon, Mr. Dennis Manley, Michael Martin, Ms. Venita Matheney, Ms. Iris Mattern, Mr. Curtis May, Mr. Edward McNee, Ms. Patricia Micco, Ms. Faith Miller, Mr. Kurt Miller, Ms. Melissa Miller, Mr. Richard Mull, Mr. Arthur Munyon, Ms. Brenda Munyon, Ms. Kristy Munyon, Ms. Linda Murphy, Ms. Morgan Murphy, Mr. Russell Murphy, Mr. Michael Musulin, Breana Nalesnik, Mr. Austin Ochsenhirt, Joseph Donald Olson, Mr. Jonathan Perkins, Ms. Miranda Perkins, Ms. Sherri Perkins, Mr. Nathan Pirtz, Ms. Lori Posey, Mr. David Quimby, Ms. Lauren Quimby, Ms. Teresa Quimby, Mr. Christopher Raley, Mr. Cole Raley, Mr. Elias Raley, Mr. Chris Reed, Ms. Taylor Reynolds Weigel, Ms. Dorothy Reynolds, Mr. Jack Reynolds, Mr. Jason Reynolds, Mr. Nicholas Reynolds, Ms. Stacey Rinehart, Ms. Arabella Roberts, Mr. Robert Rynd, Ms. Shirley Rynd, Mr. Edward Siceloff, Paul Simmons, Ms. Rhonda Simmons, Mr. Chester Smith, Ms. Monica Sosa, Ms. Deborah Stanley, Mark Stiles, Ms. Ruby Stiles, Stacey Stockunas, Mr. Genaro Torres, Ms. Rachel Torres, Ms. Rebecca Torres, Ms. Cynthia Trimble, Mr. Braydon Trosky, Ms. Brooklyn Trosky, Mr. Jason Trosky, Ms. Frank Ungaro, Ms. Linda Ungaro, Mr. Patrick Ungaro, Ms. Darla Vanni, Mr. Eric Vanni, Mr. Christopher Veitz, Ms. Lillian Veitz, Ms. Lindy Veitz, Mr. Logan Veitz, Mr. Tanner Veitz, Ms. Megan Vogel, Ms. Brandi Wagoner, Ms. Julie Waite, Mr. Russel Waite, Ms. Shelby Wallace, Ms. Deb Walton, Mr. Scott Walton, Mr. James Thomas Ward, Mr. Maverick James Ward, Ms. Sophia Meryl Ward, Ms. Vida Resurrection Ward, Mr. Richard Weaver, Mr. Owen Weigel, Ms. Tina Wild, Ms. Cheryl Williams, Ms. Emma Wise, Ms. Roni Wise, Ms. Lynn Young and Mr. Tom Young. Certificate of Service: 06/16/2026. [26-3499] (JIB) [Entered: 06/16/2026 04:53 PM] |
| Filing 4 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Jedidiah I. Bressman ; Ms. Barbara Adams, Mr. Eric Adkins, Mr. Ian Baker, Ms. Karen Baker, Mr. Larry Baker, Mr. Samuel Barnhouse, Mr. Chad Brown, Ms. Jessica Brown, Mr. Richard J. Bruno, Mr. Bryon Buhecker, Ms. Cindy Bussard, Mr. Walter Call, Ms. Erin Capots, Mr. John Carr, Mr. Jeremy Carter, Mr. Luis Cheng, Mr. Alan Dean Cope, Mr. Chad Davidson, Ms. Samantha Davidson, Ms. Airyonna Denes, Mr. Nathan Denes, Mr. Zayne Denes, Mr. Daryl Devine, Ms. Julie Dewalt, Riley Dickey, Ms. Sara Dickey, Mr. Tyler Dickey, Mr. Austin Druckenbrod, Ms. Kathy Jo Dyke, Mr. Richard Dyke, Ms. Lauren Fegert, Mr. Lance Felger, Mr. Neko Figley, Mr. Michael Flaherty, Mr. Bruce Fogel, Ms. Megan Fogel, Mr. Brian Forward, Mr. Joshua Forward, Ms. Amber Fosnaught, Ms. Amy Jo Foster, Mr. Anthony Gene Foster, Ms. Brandi Foster, Ms. Cecilia Rose Foster, Ms. Sophia Marie Foster, Mr. Travis Foster, Ms. Tamara Lynn Freeze, Ms. Mary Frost, Mr. Jacob Gaul, Ms. Mandy Gaul, Ms. Sandra Gilbert, Ms. Shawna Glass, Ms. Ana Isabel Grauso, Mr. Samuel Grauso, Jesse Greathouse, Ms. Marcie Green, Ms. Kendra Groscost, Ms. Clara Guesman, Mr. Elijah Haines, Ms. Violet Haines, Ms. Zoey Haines, Mr. Andrew Harmon, Mr. Bobby Hicks, Ms. Ciera Hicks, Mr. Gage Hicks, Mr. Michael Hicks, Ms. Tara Hicks, Mr. Allen Hill, Mr. Michael Hobrat, Ms. Noelle Hobrat, Ms. Talesha Hood, Mr. Greg Houlette, Mr. William Smiley Hugar, Ms. Katherine Hutchison, Ms. Sue Jamery, Ms. Analynn Jaskola, Ms. Faith Jaskola, Mr. Nicholas Jaskola, Mr. Justin Javens, Mr. Kenneth W. Johnson, Ms. Amanda Mazzetti Kemmer, Mr. Brad Kemmer, Mr. Caine Kemmer, Ms. Chloe Kemmer, Ms. Alissa Ketterer, Ms. Lori Ketterer, Mr. Thomas Ketterer, Ms. Candy Kiehl, Mr. Lenny L. Kiehl, Mr. Landon Kirby, Ms. Lanna Kirby, Mr. Bernie Kosar, Sr., Ms. Beth Kosar, Ms. Kaitlyn Kuzemchak, Ms. Lindsay Kuzemchak, Ms. Mia Kuzemchak, Mr. Nicholaus Kuzemchak, Ms. Sophia Kuzemchak, Dana Kyker, Terri Lattanzio, Mr. Thomas Lewis, Mr. Robert Liposky, Mr. Steven Lockard, Mr. Steven Lockard, Jr., Ms. Vonnettia Lockard, Ms. Tiffany Loggins, Mr. Williams Loggins, Ms. Angela Macias, Ms. Chelsea Macolino, Mr. Ethan Mahon, Mr. Dennis Manley, Michael Martin, Ms. Venita Matheney, Ms. Iris Mattern, Mr. Curtis May, Mr. Edward McNee, Ms. Patricia Micco, Ms. Faith Miller, Mr. Kurt Miller, Ms. Melissa Miller, Mr. Richard Mull, Mr. Arthur Munyon, Ms. Brenda Munyon, Ms. Kristy Munyon, Ms. Linda Murphy, Ms. Morgan Murphy, Mr. Russell Murphy, Mr. Michael Musulin, Breana Nalesnik, Mr. Austin Ochsenhirt, Joseph Donald Olson, Mr. Jonathan Perkins, Ms. Miranda Perkins, Ms. Sherri Perkins, Mr. Nathan Pirtz, Ms. Lori Posey, Mr. David Quimby, Ms. Lauren Quimby, Ms. Teresa Quimby, Mr. Christopher Raley, Mr. Cole Raley, Mr. Elias Raley, Mr. Chris Reed, Ms. Taylor Reynolds Weigel, Ms. Dorothy Reynolds, Mr. Jack Reynolds, Mr. Jason Reynolds, Mr. Nicholas Reynolds, Ms. Stacey Rinehart, Ms. Arabella Roberts, Mr. Robert Rynd, Ms. Shirley Rynd, Mr. Edward Siceloff, Paul Simmons, Ms. Rhonda Simmons, Mr. Chester Smith, Ms. Monica Sosa, Ms. Deborah Stanley, Mark Stiles, Ms. Ruby Stiles, Stacey Stockunas, Mr. Genaro Torres, Ms. Rachel Torres, Ms. Rebecca Torres, Ms. Cynthia Trimble, Mr. Braydon Trosky, Ms. Brooklyn Trosky, Mr. Jason Trosky, Ms. Frank Ungaro, Ms. Linda Ungaro, Mr. Patrick Ungaro, Ms. Darla Vanni, Mr. Eric Vanni, Mr. Christopher Veitz, Ms. Lillian Veitz, Ms. Lindy Veitz, Mr. Logan Veitz, Mr. Tanner Veitz, Ms. Megan Vogel, Ms. Brandi Wagoner, Ms. Julie Waite, Mr. Russel Waite, Ms. Shelby Wallace, Ms. Deb Walton, Mr. Scott Walton, Mr. James Thomas Ward, Mr. Maverick James Ward, Ms. Sophia Meryl Ward, Ms. Vida Resurrection Ward, Mr. Richard Weaver, Mr. Owen Weigel, Ms. Tina Wild, Ms. Cheryl Williams, Ms. Emma Wise, Ms. Roni Wise, Ms. Lynn Young and Mr. Tom Young makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? NO NO 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? NO Certificate of Service: 06/16/2026. [26-3499] (JIB) [Entered: 06/16/2026 04:49 PM] |
| Filing 3 CIVIL APPEAL STATEMENT OF PARTIES AND ISSUES filed by Attorney Mr. Jedidiah Irving Bressman for Appellants Ms. Barbara Adams, Mr. Eric Adkins, Mr. Ian Baker, Ms. Karen Baker, Mr. Larry Baker, Mr. Samuel Barnhouse, Mr. Chad Brown, Ms. Jessica Brown, Mr. Richard J. Bruno, Mr. Bryon Buhecker, Ms. Cindy Bussard, Mr. Walter Call, Ms. Erin Capots, Mr. John Carr, Mr. Jeremy Carter, Mr. Luis Cheng, Mr. Alan Dean Cope, Mr. Chad Davidson, Ms. Samantha Davidson, Ms. Airyonna Denes, Mr. Nathan Denes, Mr. Zayne Denes, Mr. Daryl Devine, Ms. Julie Dewalt, Riley Dickey, Ms. Sara Dickey, Mr. Tyler Dickey, Mr. Austin Druckenbrod, Ms. Kathy Jo Dyke, Mr. Richard Dyke, Ms. Lauren Fegert, Mr. Lance Felger, Mr. Neko Figley, Mr. Michael Flaherty, Mr. Bruce Fogel, Ms. Megan Fogel, Mr. Brian Forward, Mr. Joshua Forward, Ms. Amber Fosnaught, Ms. Amy Jo Foster, Mr. Anthony Gene Foster, Ms. Brandi Foster, Ms. Cecilia Rose Foster, Ms. Sophia Marie Foster, Mr. Travis Foster, Ms. Tamara Lynn Freeze, Ms. Mary Frost, Mr. Jacob Gaul, Ms. Mandy Gaul, Ms. Sandra Gilbert, Ms. Shawna Glass, Ms. Ana Isabel Grauso, Mr. Samuel Grauso, Jesse Greathouse, Ms. Marcie Green, Ms. Kendra Groscost, Ms. Clara Guesman, Mr. Elijah Haines, Ms. Violet Haines, Ms. Zoey Haines, Mr. Andrew Harmon, Mr. Bobby Hicks, Ms. Ciera Hicks, Mr. Gage Hicks, Mr. Michael Hicks, Ms. Tara Hicks, Mr. Allen Hill, Mr. Michael Hobrat, Ms. Noelle Hobrat, Ms. Talesha Hood, Mr. Greg Houlette, Mr. William Smiley Hugar, Ms. Katherine Hutchison, Ms. Sue Jamery, Ms. Analynn Jaskola, Ms. Faith Jaskola, Mr. Nicholas Jaskola, Mr. Justin Javens, Mr. Kenneth W. Johnson, Ms. Amanda Mazzetti Kemmer, Mr. Brad Kemmer, Mr. Caine Kemmer, Ms. Chloe Kemmer, Ms. Alissa Ketterer, Ms. Lori Ketterer, Mr. Thomas Ketterer, Ms. Candy Kiehl, Mr. Lenny L. Kiehl, Mr. Landon Kirby, Ms. Lanna Kirby, Mr. Bernie Kosar, Sr., Ms. Beth Kosar, Ms. Kaitlyn Kuzemchak, Ms. Lindsay Kuzemchak, Ms. Mia Kuzemchak, Mr. Nicholaus Kuzemchak, Ms. Sophia Kuzemchak, Dana Kyker, Terri Lattanzio, Mr. Thomas Lewis, Mr. Robert Liposky, Mr. Steven Lockard, Mr. Steven Lockard, Jr., Ms. Vonnettia Lockard, Ms. Tiffany Loggins, Mr. Williams Loggins, Ms. Angela Macias, Ms. Chelsea Macolino, Mr. Ethan Mahon, Mr. Dennis Manley, Michael Martin, Ms. Venita Matheney, Ms. Iris Mattern, Mr. Curtis May, Mr. Edward McNee, Ms. Patricia Micco, Ms. Faith Miller, Mr. Kurt Miller, Ms. Melissa Miller, Mr. Richard Mull, Mr. Arthur Munyon, Ms. Brenda Munyon, Ms. Kristy Munyon, Ms. Linda Murphy, Ms. Morgan Murphy, Mr. Russell Murphy, Mr. Michael Musulin, Breana Nalesnik, Mr. Austin Ochsenhirt, Joseph Donald Olson, Mr. Jonathan Perkins, Ms. Miranda Perkins, Ms. Sherri Perkins, Mr. Nathan Pirtz, Ms. Lori Posey, Mr. David Quimby, Ms. Lauren Quimby, Ms. Teresa Quimby, Mr. Christopher Raley, Mr. Cole Raley, Mr. Elias Raley, Mr. Chris Reed, Ms. Taylor Reynolds Weigel, Ms. Dorothy Reynolds, Mr. Jack Reynolds, Mr. Jason Reynolds, Mr. Nicholas Reynolds, Ms. Stacey Rinehart, Ms. Arabella Roberts, Mr. Robert Rynd, Ms. Shirley Rynd, Mr. Edward Siceloff, Paul Simmons, Ms. Rhonda Simmons, Mr. Chester Smith, Ms. Monica Sosa, Ms. Deborah Stanley, Mark Stiles, Ms. Ruby Stiles, Stacey Stockunas, Mr. Genaro Torres, Ms. Rachel Torres, Ms. Rebecca Torres, Ms. Cynthia Trimble, Mr. Braydon Trosky, Ms. Brooklyn Trosky, Mr. Jason Trosky, Ms. Frank Ungaro, Ms. Linda Ungaro, Mr. Patrick Ungaro, Ms. Darla Vanni, Mr. Eric Vanni, Mr. Christopher Veitz, Ms. Lillian Veitz, Ms. Lindy Veitz, Mr. Logan Veitz, Mr. Tanner Veitz, Ms. Megan Vogel, Ms. Brandi Wagoner, Ms. Julie Waite, Mr. Russel Waite, Ms. Shelby Wallace, Ms. Deb Walton, Mr. Scott Walton, Mr. James Thomas Ward, Mr. Maverick James Ward, Ms. Sophia Meryl Ward, Ms. Vida Resurrection Ward, Mr. Richard Weaver, Mr. Owen Weigel, Ms. Tina Wild, Ms. Cheryl Williams, Ms. Emma Wise, Ms. Roni Wise, Ms. Lynn Young and Mr. Tom Young. Is this case a cross-appeal? No ; Has this case or a related one been before this court previously? Yes ; Case Name: In re: E. Palestine Train Derailment , Citation: 24-4086, 25-3342 ; Was this case mediated through the court's program: No. ; Please identify the party(ies) the appeal is being taken against: Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railroad Company ,Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway Company; and Plaintiff Settlement Class and Class Counsel. ; Issues: See Attachment. See Attachment. See Attachment. See Attachment. . Certificate of Service: 06/16/2026. [26-3499] (JIB) [Entered: 06/16/2026 04:48 PM] |
| Filing 2 APPEARANCE filed for Appellants Ms. Barbara Adams, Mr. Eric Adkins, Mr. Ian Baker, Ms. Karen Baker, Mr. Larry Baker, Mr. Samuel Barnhouse, Mr. Chad Brown, Ms. Jessica Brown, Mr. Richard J. Bruno, Mr. Bryon Buhecker, Ms. Cindy Bussard, Mr. Walter Call, Ms. Erin Capots, Mr. John Carr, Mr. Jeremy Carter, Mr. Luis Cheng, Mr. Alan Dean Cope, Mr. Chad Davidson, Ms. Samantha Davidson, Ms. Airyonna Denes, Mr. Nathan Denes, Mr. Zayne Denes, Mr. Daryl Devine, Ms. Julie Dewalt, Riley Dickey, Ms. Sara Dickey, Mr. Tyler Dickey, Mr. Austin Druckenbrod, Ms. Kathy Jo Dyke, Mr. Richard Dyke, Ms. Lauren Fegert, Mr. Lance Felger, Mr. Neko Figley, Mr. Michael Flaherty, Mr. Bruce Fogel, Ms. Megan Fogel, Mr. Brian Forward, Mr. Joshua Forward, Ms. Amber Fosnaught, Ms. Amy Jo Foster, Mr. Anthony Gene Foster, Ms. Brandi Foster, Ms. Cecilia Rose Foster, Ms. Sophia Marie Foster, Mr. Travis Foster, Ms. Tamara Lynn Freeze, Ms. Mary Frost, Mr. Jacob Gaul, Ms. Mandy Gaul, Ms. Sandra Gilbert, Ms. Shawna Glass, Ms. Ana Isabel Grauso, Mr. Samuel Grauso, Jesse Greathouse, Ms. Marcie Green, Ms. Kendra Groscost, Ms. Clara Guesman, Mr. Elijah Haines, Ms. Violet Haines, Ms. Zoey Haines, Mr. Andrew Harmon, Mr. Bobby Hicks, Ms. Ciera Hicks, Mr. Gage Hicks, Mr. Michael Hicks, Ms. Tara Hicks, Mr. Allen Hill, Mr. Michael Hobrat, Ms. Noelle Hobrat, Ms. Talesha Hood, Mr. Greg Houlette, Mr. William Smiley Hugar, Ms. Katherine Hutchison, Ms. Sue Jamery, Ms. Analynn Jaskola, Ms. Faith Jaskola, Mr. Nicholas Jaskola, Mr. Justin Javens, Mr. Kenneth W. Johnson, Ms. Amanda Mazzetti Kemmer, Mr. Brad Kemmer, Mr. Caine Kemmer, Ms. Chloe Kemmer, Ms. Alissa Ketterer, Ms. Lori Ketterer, Mr. Thomas Ketterer, Ms. Candy Kiehl, Mr. Lenny L. Kiehl, Mr. Landon Kirby, Ms. Lanna Kirby, Mr. Bernie Kosar, Sr., Ms. Beth Kosar, Ms. Kaitlyn Kuzemchak, Ms. Lindsay Kuzemchak, Ms. Mia Kuzemchak, Mr. Nicholaus Kuzemchak, Ms. Sophia Kuzemchak, Dana Kyker, Terri Lattanzio, Mr. Thomas Lewis, Mr. Robert Liposky, Mr. Steven Lockard, Mr. Steven Lockard, Jr., Ms. Vonnettia Lockard, Ms. Tiffany Loggins, Mr. Williams Loggins, Ms. Angela Macias, Ms. Chelsea Macolino, Mr. Ethan Mahon, Mr. Dennis Manley, Michael Martin, Ms. Venita Matheney, Ms. Iris Mattern, Mr. Curtis May, Mr. Edward McNee, Ms. Patricia Micco, Ms. Faith Miller, Mr. Kurt Miller, Ms. Melissa Miller, Mr. Richard Mull, Mr. Arthur Munyon, Ms. Brenda Munyon, Ms. Kristy Munyon, Ms. Linda Murphy, Ms. Morgan Murphy, Mr. Russell Murphy, Mr. Michael Musulin, Breana Nalesnik, Mr. Austin Ochsenhirt, Joseph Donald Olson, Mr. Jonathan Perkins, Ms. Miranda Perkins, Ms. Sherri Perkins, Mr. Nathan Pirtz, Ms. Lori Posey, Mr. David Quimby, Ms. Lauren Quimby, Ms. Teresa Quimby, Mr. Christopher Raley, Mr. Cole Raley, Mr. Elias Raley, Mr. Chris Reed, Ms. Taylor Reynolds Weigel, Ms. Dorothy Reynolds, Mr. Jack Reynolds, Mr. Jason Reynolds, Mr. Nicholas Reynolds, Ms. Stacey Rinehart, Ms. Arabella Roberts, Mr. Robert Rynd, Ms. Shirley Rynd, Mr. Edward Siceloff, Paul Simmons, Ms. Rhonda Simmons, Mr. Chester Smith, Ms. Monica Sosa, Ms. Deborah Stanley, Mark Stiles, Ms. Ruby Stiles, Stacey Stockunas, Mr. Genaro Torres, Ms. Rachel Torres, Ms. Rebecca Torres, Ms. Cynthia Trimble, Mr. Braydon Trosky, Ms. Brooklyn Trosky, Mr. Jason Trosky, Ms. Frank Ungaro, Ms. Linda Ungaro, Mr. Patrick Ungaro, Ms. Darla Vanni, Mr. Eric Vanni, Mr. Christopher Veitz, Ms. Lillian Veitz, Ms. Lindy Veitz, Mr. Logan Veitz, Mr. Tanner Veitz, Ms. Megan Vogel, Ms. Brandi Wagoner, Ms. Julie Waite, Mr. Russel Waite, Ms. Shelby Wallace, Ms. Deb Walton, Mr. Scott Walton, Mr. James Thomas Ward, Mr. Maverick James Ward, Ms. Sophia Meryl Ward, Ms. Vida Resurrection Ward, Mr. Richard Weaver, Mr. Owen Weigel, Ms. Tina Wild, Ms. Cheryl Williams, Ms. Emma Wise, Ms. Roni Wise, Ms. Lynn Young, Mr. Tom Young and Appellees Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railroad Company by Jedidiah I. Bressman. Certificate of Service: 06/16/2026. [26-3499] (JIB) [Entered: 06/16/2026 04:36 PM] |
| Filing 1 Civil Case Docketed. Notice filed by Appellants Ms. Barbara Adams, Mr. Eric Adkins, Mr. Ian Baker, Ms. Karen Baker, Mr. Larry Baker, Mr. Samuel Barnhouse, Mr. Chad Brown, Ms. Jessica Brown, Mr. Richard J. Bruno, Mr. Bryon Buhecker, Ms. Cindy Bussard, Mr. Walter Call, Ms. Erin Capots, Mr. John Carr, Mr. Jeremy Carter, Mr. Luis Cheng, Mr. Chad Davidson, Ms. Samantha Davidson, Mr. Alan Cope Dean, Ms. Airyonna Denes, Mr. Nathan Denes, Mr. Zayne Denes, Mr. Daryl Devine, Ms. Julie Dewalt, Riley Dickey, Ms. Sara Dickey, Mr. Tyler Dickey, Mr. Austin Druckenbrod, Ms. Kathy Jo Dyke, Mr. Richard Dyke, Ms. Lauren Fegert, Mr. Lance Felger, Mr. Neko Figley, Mr. Michael Flaherty, Mr. Bruce Fogel, Ms. Megan Fogel, Mr. Brian Forward, Mr. Joshua Forward, Ms. Amber Fosnaught, Ms. Amy Jo Foster, Mr. Anthony Gene Foster, Ms. Brandi Foster, Ms. Cecilia Rose Foster, Ms. Sophia Marie Foster, Mr. Travis Foster, Ms. Tamara Lynn Freeze, Ms. Mary Frost, Mr. Jacob Gaul, Ms. Mandy Gaul, Ms. Sandra Gilbert, Ms. Shawna Glass, Ms. Ana Isabel Grauso, Mr. Samuel Grauso, Jesse Greathouse, Ms. Marcie Green, Ms. Kendra Groscost, Ms. Clara Guesman, Mr. Elijah Haines, Ms. Violet Haines, Ms. Zoey Haines, Mr. Andrew Harmon, Mr. Bobby Hicks, Ms. Ciera Hicks, Mr. Gage Hicks, Mr. Michael Hicks, Ms. Tara Hicks, Mr. Allen Hill, Mr. Michael Hobrat, Ms. Noelle Hobrat, Ms. Talesha Hood, Mr. Greg Houlette, Mr. William Smiley Hugar, Ms. Katherine Hutchison, Ms. Sue Jamery, Ms. Analynn Jaskola, Ms. Faith Jaskola, Mr. Nicholas Jaskola, Mr. Justin Javens, Mr. Kenneth W. Johnson, Ms. Amanda Mazzetti Kemmer, Mr. Brad Kemmer, Mr. Caine Kemmer, Ms. Chloe Kemmer, Ms. Alissa Ketterer, Ms. Lori Ketterer, Mr. Thomas Ketterer, Ms. Candy Kiehl, Mr. Lenny L. Kiehl, Mr. Landon Kirby, Ms. Lanna Kirby, Mr. Bernie Kosar, Sr., Ms. Beth Kosar, Ms. Kaitlyn Kuzemchak, Ms. Lindsay Kuzemchak, Ms. Mia Kuzemchak, Mr. Nicholaus Kuzemchak, Ms. Sophia Kuzemchak, Dana Kyker, Terri Lattanzio, Mr. Thomas Lewis, Mr. Robert Liposky, Mr. Steven Lockard, Mr. Steven Lockard, Jr., Ms. Vonnettia Lockard, Ms. Tiffany Loggins, Mr. Williams Loggins, Ms. Angela Macias, Ms. Chelsea Macolino, Mr. Ethan Mahon, Mr. Dennis Manley, Michael Martin, Ms. Venita Matheney, Ms. Iris Mattern, Mr. Curtis May, Mr. Edward McNee, Ms. Patricia Micco, Ms. Faith Miller, Mr. Kurt Miller, Ms. Melissa Miller, Mr. Richard Mull, Mr. Arthur Munyon, Ms. Brenda Munyon, Ms. Kristy Munyon, Ms. Linda Murphy, Ms. Morgan Murphy, Mr. Russell Murphy, Mr. Michael Musulin, Breana Nalesnik, Joseph Donald Olson, Mr. Jonathan Perkins, Ms. Miranda Perkins, Ms. Sherri Perkins, Mr. Nathan Pirtz, Ms. Lori Posey, Mr. David Quimby, Ms. Lauren Quimby, Ms. Teresa Quimby, Mr. Christopher Raley, Mr. Cole Raley, Mr. Elias Raley, Mr. Chris Reed, Ms. Dorothy Reynolds, Mr. Jack Reynolds, Mr. Jason Reynolds, Mr. Nicholas Reynolds, Ms. Taylor Reynolds Weigel, Ms. Stacey Rinehart, Ms. Arabella Roberts, Mr. Robert Rynd, Ms. Shirley Rynd, Mr. Edward Siceloff, Paul Simmons, Ms. Rhonda Simmons, Mr. Chester Smith, Ms. Monica Sosa, Ms. Deborah Stanley, Mark Stiles, Ms. Ruby Stiles, Stacey Stockunas, Mr. Genaro Torres, Ms. Rachel Torres, Ms. Rebecca Torres, Ms. Cynthia Trimble, Mr. Braydon Trosky, Ms. Brooklyn Trosky, Mr. Jason Trosky, Ms. Frank Ungaro, Ms. Linda Ungaro, Mr. Patrick Ungaro, Ms. Darla Vanni, Mr. Eric Vanni, Mr. Christopher Veitz, Ms. Lillian Veitz, Ms. Lindy Veitz, Mr. Logan Veitz, Mr. Tanner Veitz, Ms. Megan Vogel, Ms. Brandi Wagoner, Ms. Julie Waite, Mr. Russel Waite, Ms. Shelby Wallace, Ms. Deb Walton, Mr. Scott Walton, Mr. James Thomas Ward, Mr. Maverick James Ward, Ms. Sophia Meryl Ward, Ms. Vida Resurrection Ward, Mr. Richard Weaver, Mr. Owen Weigel, Ms. Tina Wild, Ms. Cheryl Williams, Ms. Emma Wise, Ms. Roni Wise, Ms. Lynn Young and Mr. Tom Young. Transcript needed: y. (RO) [Entered: 06/02/2026 01:20 PM] |
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