[CPEO-BIF] TCE lawsuit against Dresser plant, Pineville, Louisiana,

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Families File Chemical Spill Lawsuit Against Louisiana Company
Toxic chemical caused cancer and fatalities, according to new lawsuit.

By SARA E. TELLER 
Legal Reader
January 21, 2021


A medical lawsuit has been brought by Attorney Thomas Wahlder and Attorney Lawrence Centola against the former Dresser plant in Pineville, Louisiana, claiming a chemical spill at the facility caused serious medical issues for nearby residents, including three types of cancer, and the death for two of four plaintiffs in the case.  An attorney working as a co-counsel with Alexandria attorney Wahlder, Stephen Hecker, said their suit seeks “several different types of remedies for pain and suffering, for remediation of the property, loss of use” and other remedies allowed in in the state.

The chemical which contaminated Dresser is called Trichloroethylene (TCE), a colorless, volatile liquid that is non-flammable and has a sweet odor.  TCE has long been viewed as toxic with exposure to the chemical potentially very dangerous.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.legalreader.com/families-file-chemical-spill-lawsuit-against-louisiana-company/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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