U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Review West Virginia Residents’ Settlement with Chemical Company
Posted on Apr 8, 2014 in Energy/Environmental | Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Review West Virginia Residents’ Settlement with Chemical Company
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a $93 million settlement between a West Virginia chemical plant that is no longer operational and local residents following the West Virginia Supreme Court affirming the class-action settlement in 2013. The lawsuit alleged that dioxins from the waste-burning process of Agent Orange production contaminated the Nitro, West Virginia community. The settlement includes significant amounts dedicated to long-term medical-monitoring programs, but the petitioners seeking review by the U.S. Supreme Court claimed that the monitoring would only apply to a small percentage of eligible class members.
