A class action lawsuit has been against Occidental Chemical's Muscle Shoals plant residents who claim their property was damaged by the release of harmful substances.

The settlement of the class action lawsuit against DuPont for making the chemical C8 may be a sign of things to come as two other communities across the country have proceeded with lawsuits of their own.

A federal jury in Opelika on Wednesday awarded the city of Columbus, Ga., and other plaintiffs $20.7 million in an air pollution lawsuit filed against a Phenix City carbon black plant.

A federal jury in Opelika on Wednesday awarded the city of Columbus, Ga., and other plaintiffs $20.7 million in an air pollution lawsuit filed against a Phenix City carbon black plant.

know the difference between what we can and can’t change’,” he said. “There are some issues here people continue to languish on that for all practical purposes are over. The suits and settlements are done. They are legal and within the bounds of what the court accepted.”

People with claims in the $300 million PCBs pollution settlement can comment at a federal court hearing in Anniston on the method of payment. A three-day hearing begins May 25, replacing workshops originally scheduled to explain and gather comment on the “payment matrix.” Settlement mone…

ANNISTON, Ala. - When the lawyers arrived in Anniston, joy spread like shivers from one front porch to the next.

Apr. 12 –ANNISTON, Ala. – David Baker helped persuade powerful lawyers some years ago to represent thousands of people possibly harmed by toxic PCB contamination form a nearby chemical plant. He also recruited dozens of the plaintiffs.

ANNISTON, ALA (August 26, 2003) – In a landmark case involving approximately 18,000 plaintiffs, The Cochran Firm announced that they have reached a $700 million environmental case settlement against defendant Monsanto, Pharmacia and Solutia, Inc. The plaintiffs, consisting of Anniston, Alabama…

Montgomery attorney Jere Beasley believes his firm has settled the largest personal injury and property damage claims arising from environmental contamination in U.S. history. A global settlement in excess of $700 million was reached last week for damages related to polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) co…