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Case ID: 3681 | Environmental | 09/21/2004
A class action has been filed on behalf of search and rescue, demolition and cleanup workers, as well as local residents exposed to lethal toxins at the World Trade Center site after the September 11 terrorist attacks. The suit alleges that the workers, and potentially hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers living in the immediate vicinity, contracted serious illnesses as a result of toxic exposure. The complaint further projects that many others who were exposed but do not yet show symptoms will become ill in coming years as a result of their exposure.
At present, there are over 800 plaintiffs participating in the action with plaintiff’s attorneys fielding hundreds of new calls each day. Attorneys in the case predict that eventually, as many as 400,000 plaintiffs may participate in the action. The complaint alleges that the owners and controllers of the World Trade Center Complex were negligent in failing to take steps to minimize toxic exposure at the WTC site. The suit seeks damages for the injured plaintiffs as well as the establishment of a fund to provide wide-spread, long-term testing for those potentially exposed to toxins. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Environmental Cases of Interest Groundwater and soil contamination from leaking underground fuel tanks poses an extraordinary carcinogenic danger to the U.S. population. The parties have reached a tentative settlement in an action filed against the Exxon Corporation on behalf of all persons who own property in South Carolina that might have been contaminated with petroleum products released into the environment from equipment owned or operated by Exxon or from Exxon service stations. Eligible owners of property in South Carolina (who don't have to be SC residents) should contact the class attorneys for information regarding participation in the settlement.
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The case centered on Exxon's August 1982 discount-for-cash program, which promised station owners a price cut for gas to offset a new credit card fee the oil company was charging them. The station owners alleged that Exxon, which later merged with Mobil, eliminated the price discount seven months later, yet for years continued to tell stations that it was providing the discount. |
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