Norfolk Southern settlement offers per household and daily payouts
Norfolk Southern proposes a class settlement for residents within one mile of the wreck promising $2000 per household for inconvenience and $200 per day per person who did not seek medical care within 72 hours. A fairness hearing is set for August 17 in Aiken amid objections and ongoing lawsuits.
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Norfolk Southern
Seymour
Peter Borstell
Steven Koenig
The
University
of Virginia Medical School
Koenig
Borstell
Graniteville
Railroad
Aiken
Daniel White
Robin Chapman
Aiken Standard
Augusta (Ga
Labor Department expands compensation for sick nuclear workers
Tens of thousands of former nuclear weapons workers exposed to radiation can soon file for compensation under a Labor Department program. Workers may receive up to 250 000 dollars with lump sum checks recently issued to survivors at 125 000 dollars each. Processing starts within a week and most workers are from facilities in Colorado Idaho Iowa Kentucky New Mexico Ohio South Carolina Tennessee and Washington. Critics warn about impairment measurement and proof burdens under AMA Guides and possible exclusions for illnesses not listed.
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Washington, D.C
Labor Department
Labor
Elaine L. Chao
Chao
Colorado
Idaho
Iowa
Kentucky
New Mexico
Ohio
South Carolina
Tennessee
Washington
Congress
American Medical Association
AMA
Department of Labor
Richard Miller
Government Accountability Project
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