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theHandpuppet

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16. $2.9 million settlement proposed for chemical spill cases
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 02:06 PM
Jul 2014
The Register Herald
Beckley, West Virginia
July 19, 2014
$2.9 million settlement proposed for chemical spill cases
Associated Press

CHARLESTON — At least $2.9 million could fuel additional studies as part of a proposed settlement between West Virginia businesses and residents and the company that contaminated their water supply.

A deal between lawyers for Freedom Industries and businesses and people who sued Freedom was filed Friday in Charleston federal court.

It needs approval in both U.S. district and bankruptcy court.

Attorney Anthony Majestro, representing some plaintiffs, says a board would decide what projects benefiting the public good would receive money. It is unclear who would be on the board.

Long-term medical monitoring for the nine-county area is one possibility, he said.... MORE at http://www.register-herald.com/statenews/x1278083465/-2-9-million-settlement-proposed-for-chemical-spill-cases

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WV spill updates [View all] theHandpuppet Mar 2014 OP
(WV spill update) Many chemical spill questions remain, first WVTAP reports say theHandpuppet Mar 2014 #1
Spurred by MCHM leak, Rockefeller, Manchin push national chemical-tank bill theHandpuppet Apr 2014 #2
Spill company wants to sell to related business theHandpuppet May 2014 #3
CDC defends MCHM screening level theHandpuppet May 2014 #4
Spills not limited to West Virginia Fred ONeill May 2014 #5
Very odd. theHandpuppet May 2014 #6
Finally, an pdate on the May 4th spill in Morgan County, Ohio Fred ONeill May 2014 #7
The Ohio EPA site is a joke theHandpuppet May 2014 #8
Here is how it works in Ohio Fred ONeill Jun 2014 #9
Oh that's just lovely theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #10
Athens County woman arrested after anti-fracking protest ... Fred ONeill Jun 2014 #11
I'm so relieved to know the fox will now be guarding the henhouse theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #12
Judge defends secrecy in spill company bankruptcy theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #13
CDC survey says one-fifth of residents reported health issues after spill theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #14
Study: Spilled chemical could be more toxic theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #15
$2.9 million settlement proposed for chemical spill cases theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #16
Freedom executives want legal costs paid theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #17
PSC ‘extremely concerned’ about dispute over spill probe’s scope theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #18
Freedom Industries bankruptcy inquiry ‘frozen’ during cleanup theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #19
DEP reaches new deal over Freedom Industries site theHandpuppet Nov 2014 #20
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