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Norfolk Southern Railway Company

Federal civil lawsuits naming Norfolk Southern Railway Company, a Railroads & Rail Transportation company.

Public CompanyRailroads & Rail Transportation
Ticker
NYSE: NSC
Business
Railroads, Line-Haul Operating
Headquarters
Atlanta, GA
Incorporated in
Virginia
SEC CIK
702165

Norfolk Southern Railway Company is a public company in Railroads, Line-Haul Operating, based in Atlanta, GA (traded on NYSE as NSC, incorporated in Virginia). It appears in 1,247 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (909 of 1,247). These cases are most often Civil Rights and Labor matters, filed between 1990 and 2025, most frequently in District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. The most common causes of action are Employment, Breach of Contract, and Employment Discrimination. Frequent opposing parties include Norfolk Southern, Norfolk Southern Corporation, and Scott.

1,247
Lawsuits
909
As Defendant
338
As Plaintiff
43
Open
1,204
Terminated
1990–2025
Span
11 mo
Median Duration
35 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 73%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 54 casesAZ — 0 casesAR — 0 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 1 casesCT — 2 casesDE — 3 casesDC — 12 casesFL — 12 casesGA — 139 casesID — 1 casesIL — 47 casesIN — 47 casesIA — 3 casesKS — 2 casesKY — 40 casesLA — 4 casesME — 0 casesMD — 11 casesMA — 4 casesMI — 19 casesMN — 0 casesMS — 13 casesMO — 24 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 3 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 57 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 34 casesNC — 43 casesND — 0 casesOH — 130 casesOK — 1 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 265 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 60 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 25 casesTX — 12 casesUT — 3 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 144 casesWA — 0 casesWV — 30 casesWI — 1 casesWY — 1 cases

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 94 open2025

Case Types Over Time

19902025
Civil RightsLaborProduct LiabilityContractBanking / Commerce

Filings by Year

19902025

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Civil Rights273
Labor185
Product Liability184
Contract180
Banking / Commerce139
Personal Property / Fraud83

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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