EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (WXIX) - Nearly 150 residents in and around the fiery 2023 East Palestine train derailment allege lawyers representing plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Norfolk Southern misled them into joining a $600 million settlement - and now they want out of the deal, newly filed court records show.

The litigants say the lawyers concealed experts’ testing and community members who became ill, according motions filed last week.

“This motion is based on newly discovered evidence revealing that class counsel made material misrepresentations to both the Court and class members, concealed critical expert findings about health risks, and violated their fiduciary duties to the class...." the court filing states.

Read the motions:

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