The East Palestine school district, Columbiana school district and Columbiana County Board of Commissioners were also dismissed from the lawsuit filed over the 2023 East Palestine train derailment, apparently when the case was still in Franklin County.

A recent entry in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court noted the dismissal of the village of East Palestine, East Palestine Police Department and Columbiana County Health District from the lawsuit.

A review of the list of defendants for the case showed the school districts, the commissioners and 18 other entities, such as Ford Motor Company and Republic, were entered in the computer, but with dismissed next to the names. Entries in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court said Alicon Environmental Inc. and American Engineer Group LLC were also

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