(Source: Augusta Chronicle, January 3, 2015)
AUGUSTA, Ga. — In the aftermath of the Graniteville train derailment, thousands of people filed suit or joined in class-action lawsuits against Norfolk Southern. With lightning speed in the legal world, the company agreed to settle most of the lawsuits filed on behalf of the survivors of those who died of chlorine poisoning, those who were injured, those who were traumatized, those whose property was damaged and nearly 5,400 people who had to be evacuated on Jan. 6, 2005.
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