CHARLESTON,
W.Va. — The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal of the
landmark settlement reached between Nitro residents and the former
Monsanto chemical plant, clearing the way for a medical monitoring
program to start.
In Monday’s order, justices said they would not review an appeal of the $93 million deal reached in the lawsuit, which means thousands of Nitro-area residents are close to receiving medical monitoring and having their property cleaned up.
“There’s been an almost two-year delay for no good reason,” said Stuart Calwell, who represents the class of plaintiffs.
In November, the West Virginia Supreme Court upheld approval of the settlement. The court voted 4-1 to affirm a January ruling in which Circuit Judge Derek Swope approved the class-action settlement aimed at resolving longstanding allegations that Monsanto contaminated Nitro with toxic pollution from the production of the defoliant Agent Orange. Justice Brent Benjamin dissented.
For more than 50 years, the Monsanto plant churned out herbicides, rubber products and other chemicals. The plant’s production of Agent Orange, a defoliant deployed widely in the Vietnam War, created dioxin as a toxic chemical byproduct.
Dioxin has been linked to cancer, birth defects, learning disabilities, endometriosis and other infertility problems, and suppressed immune functions. The chemical builds up in tissue over time, meaning that even a small exposure can accumulate to dangerous levels.
- See more at: http://wvgazette.com/article/20140407/GZ01/140409417/1101#sthash.Ummewh2h.dpuf
In Monday’s order, justices said they would not review an appeal of the $93 million deal reached in the lawsuit, which means thousands of Nitro-area residents are close to receiving medical monitoring and having their property cleaned up.
“There’s been an almost two-year delay for no good reason,” said Stuart Calwell, who represents the class of plaintiffs.
In November, the West Virginia Supreme Court upheld approval of the settlement. The court voted 4-1 to affirm a January ruling in which Circuit Judge Derek Swope approved the class-action settlement aimed at resolving longstanding allegations that Monsanto contaminated Nitro with toxic pollution from the production of the defoliant Agent Orange. Justice Brent Benjamin dissented.
For more than 50 years, the Monsanto plant churned out herbicides, rubber products and other chemicals. The plant’s production of Agent Orange, a defoliant deployed widely in the Vietnam War, created dioxin as a toxic chemical byproduct.
Dioxin has been linked to cancer, birth defects, learning disabilities, endometriosis and other infertility problems, and suppressed immune functions. The chemical builds up in tissue over time, meaning that even a small exposure can accumulate to dangerous levels.
- See more at: http://wvgazette.com/article/20140407/GZ01/140409417/1101#sthash.Ummewh2h.dpuf
CHARLESTON,
W.Va. — The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal of the
landmark settlement reached between Nitro residents and the former
Monsanto chemical plant, clearing the way for a medical monitoring
program to start.
In Monday’s order, justices said they would not review an appeal of the $93 million deal reached in the lawsuit, which means thousands of Nitro-area residents are close to receiving medical monitoring and having their property cleaned up.
“There’s been an almost two-year delay for no good reason,” said Stuart Calwell, who represents the class of plaintiffs.
In November, the West Virginia Supreme Court upheld approval of the settlement. The court voted 4-1 to affirm a January ruling in which Circuit Judge Derek Swope approved the class-action settlement aimed at resolving longstanding allegations that Monsanto contaminated Nitro with toxic pollution from the production of the defoliant Agent Orange. Justice Brent Benjamin dissented.
For more than 50 years, the Monsanto plant churned out herbicides, rubber products and other chemicals. The plant’s production of Agent Orange, a defoliant deployed widely in the Vietnam War, created dioxin as a toxic chemical byproduct.
Dioxin has been linked to cancer, birth defects, learning disabilities, endometriosis and other infertility problems, and suppressed immune functions. The chemical builds up in tissue over time, meaning that even a small exposure can accumulate to dangerous levels.
- See more at: http://wvgazette.com/article/20140407/GZ01/140409417/1101#sthash.Ummewh2h.dpuf
In Monday’s order, justices said they would not review an appeal of the $93 million deal reached in the lawsuit, which means thousands of Nitro-area residents are close to receiving medical monitoring and having their property cleaned up.
“There’s been an almost two-year delay for no good reason,” said Stuart Calwell, who represents the class of plaintiffs.
In November, the West Virginia Supreme Court upheld approval of the settlement. The court voted 4-1 to affirm a January ruling in which Circuit Judge Derek Swope approved the class-action settlement aimed at resolving longstanding allegations that Monsanto contaminated Nitro with toxic pollution from the production of the defoliant Agent Orange. Justice Brent Benjamin dissented.
For more than 50 years, the Monsanto plant churned out herbicides, rubber products and other chemicals. The plant’s production of Agent Orange, a defoliant deployed widely in the Vietnam War, created dioxin as a toxic chemical byproduct.
Dioxin has been linked to cancer, birth defects, learning disabilities, endometriosis and other infertility problems, and suppressed immune functions. The chemical builds up in tissue over time, meaning that even a small exposure can accumulate to dangerous levels.
- See more at: http://wvgazette.com/article/20140407/GZ01/140409417/1101#sthash.Ummewh2h.dpuf
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Supreme
Court refused Monday to hear an appeal of the landmark settlement reached
between Nitro residents and the former Monsanto chemical plant, clearing the
way for a medical monitoring program to start.
In Monday’s order, justices said
they would not review an appeal of the $93 million deal reached in the lawsuit,
which means thousands of Nitro-area residents are close to receiving medical
monitoring and having their property cleaned up.
“There’s been an almost two-year
delay for no good reason,” said Stuart Calwell, who represents the class of
plaintiffs.
In November, the West Virginia
Supreme Court upheld approval of the settlement. The court voted 4-1 to affirm
a January ruling in which Circuit Judge Derek Swope approved the class-action
settlement aimed at resolving longstanding allegations that Monsanto
contaminated Nitro with toxic pollution from the production of the defoliant
Agent Orange. Justice Brent Benjamin dissented.
For more than 50 years, the Monsanto
plant churned out herbicides, rubber products and other chemicals. The plant’s
production of Agent Orange, a defoliant deployed widely in the Vietnam War,
created dioxin as a toxic chemical byproduct.
Dioxin has been linked to cancer,
birth defects, learning disabilities, endometriosis and other infertility
problems, and suppressed immune functions. The chemical builds up in tissue
over time, meaning that even a small exposure can accumulate to dangerous
levels.
CHARLESTON,
W.Va. — The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal of the
landmark settlement reached between Nitro residents and the former
Monsanto chemical plant, clearing the way for a medical monitoring
program to start.
In Monday’s order, justices said they would not review an appeal of the $93 million deal reached in the lawsuit, which means thousands of Nitro-area residents are close to receiving medical monitoring and having their property cleaned up.
“There’s been an almost two-year delay for no good reason,” said Stuart Calwell, who represents the class of plaintiffs.
In November, the West Virginia Supreme Court upheld approval of the settlement. The court voted 4-1 to affirm a January ruling in which Circuit Judge Derek Swope approved the class-action settlement aimed at resolving longstanding allegations that Monsanto contaminated Nitro with toxic pollution from the production of the defoliant Agent Orange. Justice Brent Benjamin dissented.
For more than 50 years, the Monsanto plant churned out herbicides, rubber products and other chemicals. The plant’s production of Agent Orange, a defoliant deployed widely in the Vietnam War, created dioxin as a toxic chemical byproduct.
Dioxin has been linked to cancer, birth defects, learning disabilities, endometriosis and other infertility problems, and suppressed immune functions. The chemical builds up in tissue over time, meaning that even a small exposure can accumulate to dangerous levels.
- See more at: http://wvgazette.com/article/20140407/GZ01/140409417/1101#sthash.Ummewh2h.dpuf
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In Monday’s order, justices said they would not review an appeal of the $93 million deal reached in the lawsuit, which means thousands of Nitro-area residents are close to receiving medical monitoring and having their property cleaned up.
“There’s been an almost two-year delay for no good reason,” said Stuart Calwell, who represents the class of plaintiffs.
In November, the West Virginia Supreme Court upheld approval of the settlement. The court voted 4-1 to affirm a January ruling in which Circuit Judge Derek Swope approved the class-action settlement aimed at resolving longstanding allegations that Monsanto contaminated Nitro with toxic pollution from the production of the defoliant Agent Orange. Justice Brent Benjamin dissented.
For more than 50 years, the Monsanto plant churned out herbicides, rubber products and other chemicals. The plant’s production of Agent Orange, a defoliant deployed widely in the Vietnam War, created dioxin as a toxic chemical byproduct.
Dioxin has been linked to cancer, birth defects, learning disabilities, endometriosis and other infertility problems, and suppressed immune functions. The chemical builds up in tissue over time, meaning that even a small exposure can accumulate to dangerous levels.
- See more at: http://wvgazette.com/article/20140407/GZ01/140409417/1101#sthash.Ummewh2h.dpuf
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