[CPEO-BIF] "Court affirms former Johnson Controls site not a danger, " Goshen, Indiana

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Court affirms former Johnson Controls site not a danger

By JOHN KLINE 
GOSHEN NEWS (IN)
August 19, 2021
 

GOSHEN — The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals this week affirmed a federal judge’s 2020 ruling that the site of a former Johnson Controls factory on East Monroe Street does not pose an ongoing danger to the health of nearby residents.

On Monday, the appellate court in Ronald Schmucker, et al. v. Johnson Controls, Inc. and Tocon Holdings, LLC, affirmed a ruling by Chief Judge Jon DeGuilio of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division, that claims of pollution don’t pose “imminent” or “substantial” danger to local residents.

DeGuilio had issued his ruling in August of 2020 following a December 2019 bench trial. The plaintiffs appealed that decision, and Monday’s opinion by the appellate court affirming DeGuilio’s original ruling is the result of that appeal.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.goshennews.com/news/local_news/court-affirms-former-johnson-controls-site-not-a-danger/article_60eaf968-0127-11ec-9bbd-8f6318a39984.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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