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And if a shipping client provides inaccurate details about materials onboard and their handling, is the client not responsible as well?

If Norfolk Southern's employees are telling them it went down a certain way that is not being accurately represented or acknowledged, then they are right to pursue the case.

"But Homendy said they never heard Oxy Vinyls’ opinion that the vinyl chloride was stable. Instead, the decision-makers relied on contractors who were alarmed by the limited temperature readings they were able to get, combined with the violent way one of the tank cars released vinyl chloride with a roar from a pressure release valve after hours of calm. Drew McCarty with Specialized Professional Services testified last spring that the tank car “frankly scared the hell out of us.” "

In the end, it's just huge corporations fighting with other huge corporations about blame. But the details are nuanced as far as understanding the SDS, how the meters at the site were read, how signs of damage to the car were interpreted, inhibition vs. stabilization, etc.

The depositions have great detail, including the risk the workers on the ground put themselves in to respond to & analyze the situation:

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66794549/590/in-re-east-palestine-train-derailment/

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66794549/593/in-re-east-palestine-train-derailment/

At least the people of Palestine have a settlement that will net them a bit of something.