[CPEO-MEF] Franklin and Coffee County Residents Sue Air Force Over Hazardous W

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Citizens Against Pollution: Franklin and Coffee County
Residents Sue Air Force Over Hazardous Waste, Methane Dangers

$2.5 Billion Lawsuit Alleges High School Sits on Explosive Methane Pocket

TULLAHOMA, Tenn.--Oct. 2, 2000--Franklin and Coffee County residents have
filed a $2.5 billion class action lawsuit alleging that Arnold Air Force
Base has knowingly released hazardous waste and explosive methane gas into
the communities around the facility. 

The suit, prepared by Nashville attorney Tom Nebel working in tandem with
Atlanta trial lawyer Bobby Lee Cook, asks a federal judge to immediately
act to protect the 1,500 students at Coffee County Central High School from
the threat of methane explosion. The suit seeks $2 billion in compensatory
damages and $500 million in punitive damages. 

The suit also alleges that water consumed by local residents has been
poisoned with dangerous chemicals including birth defect-causing
trichloroethylene (TCE), and that methane seeping from a landfill on the
base threatens the safety of many local residents. 

The lawsuit lays out several alleged examples of where the Air Force and
its consulting engineers purposely deceived citizens and regulators about
the dangers of hazardous materials released into the community by the base. 

Nebel said he expected more plaintiffs to come forward as the lawsuit
progressed. He said citizens wanting to know more about the lawsuit should
call 615/244-4700. To receive an e-mail copy of the lawsuit, e-mail
lvoekel@mpf.com or call 615/259-4000 and ask for Laura Voekel. 

Contact: 

McNeely Pigott & Fox Public Relations
Mike Pigott, 615/259-4000
or
Tom Nebel, 615/244-4700


To read the complete press release go to:
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/001002/tn_cap.html

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