EAST PALESTINE — Co-class counsel representing residents affected by the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment continue to accuse former settlement administrator Kroll Settlement Administration LLC of mishandling the distribution of settlement funds, resulting in widespread errors and inequities in personal injury payments.

In a reply memorandum filed in U.S. District Court in Youngstown last week in response to an order to show cause, class counsel argued that Kroll failed to follow court-ordered requirements for a points-based allocation system designed to ensure a fair distribution of compensation. Counsel previously alleged that Kroll had overpaid on numerous claims.

The settlement set aside roughly $120 million for voluntary exposure payments — personal injury compensation for indi

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