(Knoxville television station WBIR posted the following story on its website on September 15.)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Norfolk-Southern faces another lawsuit on the one year anniversary of the West Knox County train derailment.
The derailment resulted in the spill of about 10,000 gallons of sulfuric acid, forcing the evacuations of thousands of people in the area.
The evacuations included the Johnson family from Frragut. That family now has an $800,000 lawsuit against the Norfolk-Southern Railway Company.
After the spill, Michelle Johnson says she suffered form several respiratory type ailments. The suit claims some permanent, painful injuries.
The lawsuit also claims negligence on the part of Norfolk-Southern.
In August a National Transportation Safety Board report blamed a broken bolt in a railway switch for the problem.