Environmental Class Actions
1 - 40 of 72Environmental Hazards
1)
Northstar Companies Settle Cambridge Class Action Litigation Claim
Case ID: 5637
Country: All
Last Update: 10/29/2009
Amount At Issue: $4,550,000.00
2)
Canton mill faces class action lawsuit
Case ID: 5636
Country: All
Last Update: 10/29/2009
Amount At Issue: $5,000,000.00
3)
Class Action OKd For Cecos Hazardous Waste Site
Case ID: 5635
Country: All
Last Update: 10/29/2009
5)
Raytheon Suit Gets Class-Action Status
Case ID: 5609
Country: All
Last Update: 10/14/2009
6)
Lawsuit Questions Safety of Herbicide
Case ID: 5540
Country: All
Last Update: 08/26/2009
7)
Continental Carbon Company Settles Class Action Lawsuits, Demonstrates Ongoing Commitment to Corporate and Environmental Stewardship
Case ID: 5500
Country: All
Last Update: 08/07/2009
8)
Class Action Issued Regarding Propane Gas Explosion In Toronto
Case ID: 5167
Country: All
Last Update: 08/25/2008
Amount At Issue: $300,000,000.00
9)
Monsanto Faces Unique Class-Action Lawsuit
Case ID: 4929
Country: All
Last Update: 10/11/2006
10)
Massive Chemical Fire in Apex, North Carolina Leads to Lawsuit
Case ID: 4928
Country: All
Last Update: 10/11/2006
11)
Class-Action Lawsuit Suit Over Odor Release Widens
Case ID: 4926
Country: All
Last Update: 10/11/2006
12)
Chemtura Rejects Portions of Prior Settlement
Case ID: 4495
Country: All
Last Update: 10/04/2006
Amount At Issue: $51,000,000.00
13)
$2.5M Class-Action "Boil-Water" Settlement
Case ID: 4918
Country: All
Last Update: 09/21/2006
Amount At Issue: $2,537,500.00
14)
Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Missouri Rice Farmers
Case ID: 4906
Country: All
Last Update: 09/08/2006
16)
Lawyers Target BP Over Inflated Prices
Case ID: 4856
Country: All
Last Update: 06/30/2006
17)
S.C. Residents File Lawsuit Against Mill
Case ID: 4848
Country: All
Last Update: 06/23/2006
18)
DuPont Faces Another Lawsuit Targeting Chemicals Used to Make Non-Stick Products
Case ID: 4845
Country: All
Last Update: 06/19/2006
19)
Attorneys File Lawsuit Over Landfill
Case ID: 4822
Country: All
Last Update: 05/30/2006
20)
Judge Oks Lawsuit Filed by Denver International Airport Travelers and Employees
Case ID: 4821
Country: All
Last Update: 05/30/2006
21)
DuPont\'s Teflon subject of $5 billion lawsuit
Case ID: 4354
Country: All
Last Update: 05/25/2006
Amount At Issue: $5,000,000,000.00
22)
Homeowners Claim Developer Hid Toxins in Simi Valley
Case ID: 4767
Country: All
Last Update: 04/19/2006
23)
Offshore Rig Explodes, Six People Rescued
Case ID: 4762
Country: All
Last Update: 04/18/2006
24)
11,000 Small Gas Station Owners Handed a Victory by U.S. Supreme Court
Case ID: 4315
Country: All
Last Update: 04/18/2006
Amount At Issue: $1,075,000,000.00
25)
Hotel Settles Class-Action Filed By Katrina & Rita Evacuees
Case ID: 4756
Country: All
Last Update: 04/12/2006
26)
Payouts Begin in Class Action Filed Over Dam Flooding
Case ID: 4692
Country: All
Last Update: 03/08/2006
Amount At Issue: $9,000,000.00
27)
Colorado Landowners Move Ahead With 13-Year-Old Plutonium Contamination Action Against Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant Owners
Case ID: 2719
Country: All
Last Update: 03/02/2006
Amount At Issue: $554,000,000.00
28)
Residents File Lawsuit Over Landfill Odor
Case ID: 4679
Country: All
Last Update: 03/01/2006
29)
PG&E To Pay $295M To Settle Water Contamination Lawsuits
Case ID: 4673
Country: All
Last Update: 02/22/2006
Amount At Issue: $195,000,000.00
30)
Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Filed Over California Energy Crisis of 2000-2001
Case ID: 4648
Country: All
Last Update: 02/07/2006
Amount At Issue: $512,000,000.00
31)
Teamsters Request Police Pension Fund Audit
Case ID: 4633
Country: All
Last Update: 01/30/2006
32)
Coal Ash Spill Along the Delaware River Leads to Lawsuit Against PPL Corporation
Case ID: 4623
Country: All
Last Update: 01/24/2006
33)
Residents Near Gas Station Claim Well Water Contaminated with MTBE
Case ID: 4611
Country: All
Last Update: 01/17/2006
Amount At Issue: $200,000,000.00
34)
Lawsuit Filed Against Washington Utility Company and Tree Cutting Company for Wildfire
Case ID: 4602
Country: All
Last Update: 01/16/2006
Amount At Issue: $5,000,000.00
35)
Two Tobacco Farmers Sue Government for Tobacco Buyout
Case ID: 4601
Country: All
Last Update: 01/13/2006
36)
Judge Grants Class Action Status in Tamaroa Derailment Lawsuit
Case ID: 4593
Country: All
Last Update: 01/12/2006
37)
Villages Contaminated Water Supply leads to lawsuit
Case ID: 4577
Country: All
Last Update: 12/13/2005
38)
Mohawks File Lawsuit against Companies for River Contamination
Case ID: 4572
Country: All
Last Update: 12/12/2005
39)
West Virginia University Reaches Settlement in Asbestos Suit
Case ID: 4560
Country: All
Last Update: 12/01/2005
Amount At Issue: $1,000,000.00
40)
Attorneys Competing for Location in Shell, Exxon Groundwater Lawsuit
Case ID: 4559
Country: All
Last Update: 12/01/2005
An environmental class action may be the proper remedy when a company, or a number of companies, release a pollutant into the environment that harms a group of people. Sometimes the pollutant is released over a long period of time, perhaps in the course of the company's manufacturing business. Other times the pollutant is a one-time release, perhaps following a fire, explosion or other accident. In either case the people who live or work in the affected area may seek compensation through a class action for environmental injury.
Another type of environmental class action can arise when a group of employees at a particular company is affected by a toxic substance that they encounter during their work. State workers' compensation laws can make it difficult to bring an action against the employer, but sometimes it may be possible, and when it's not possible there may be other responsible parties, such as the firms who supplied the toxic substances, or the company that formerly operated the business.
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