September 22, 2017
A West Virginia federal judge granted preliminary approval Thursday to a class settlement worth up to $151 million with American Water Works Co. and Eastman Chemical Co. to end claims from a 2014 coal-processing spill in the Elk River.
July 06, 2017
A West Virginia federal judge on Thursday rejected a proposed $151 million deal reached by American Water Works and Eastman Chemical that would have settled class claims arising from a 2014 coal-processing chemical spill, but indicated the agreement is salvageable.
October 31, 2016
A West Virginia federal judge gave preliminary approval Monday to a $151 million settlement reached by West Virginia American Water Co. and Eastman Chemical Co. to settle class claims resulting from a 2014 coal-processing chemical spill that deprived 300,000 people of drinking water for days.
October 26, 2016
Eastman Chemical Co. said Wednesday it has reached a deal to resolve class allegations over the company's role in a Freedom Industries Inc. coal-processing chemical mixture spill in West Virginia that left nearly 300,000 people without drinking water for days in early 2014.
October 13, 2016
A federal judge on Wednesday nixed a class's Toxic Substances Control Act claims against Eastman Chemical Co. over its role in a Freedom Industries Inc. coal-processing chemical mixture spill in West Virginia that had left nearly 300,000 people without drinking water for days.
September 27, 2016
A federal judge on Monday freed American Water from class action claims over its role in a Freedom Industries Inc. coal processing chemical mixture spill in West Virginia that left 300,000 people without drinking water for days, while also declining to trim claims asserted against Eastman Chemical Co.
December 10, 2015
Two former Freedom Industries executives agreed to settle claims in connection with the company's 2014 chemical spill in West Virginia that left 300,000 people without usable water for days, according to documents filed Wednesday in West Virginia federal court.
October 09, 2015
A West Virginia federal judge has certified a class of individuals and business owners accusing American Water Works and Eastman Chemical of complicity in a January 2014 chemical spill that left 300,000 without drinking water, but eliminated plaintiffs' ability to collect damages from the companies as a class.
August 26, 2015
West Virginia plaintiffs in a proposed class action against American Water Works Co. Inc. and Eastman Chemical Co. over a January 2014 chemical spill that contaminated drinking water hit back Tuesday at the companies' effort to deny their bid for certification, saying their class definition is perfectly clear.
August 11, 2015
American Water Works Co. Inc. on Monday urged a federal judge to deny class certification in a lawsuit over its alleged role in a 2014 chemical spill that contaminated drinking water across nine West Virginia counties.