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In Re: Tronox Incorporated

  1. June 09, 2017

    The Biggest Environmental Rulings Of 2017: Midyear Report

    From courts putting the brakes on legal battles over Obama-era regulations to an affirmation of California’s cap-and-trade program to a settlement in a closely watched suit over a proposed Alaska copper mine, the first half of 2017 saw several significant decisions in environmental cases.

  2. April 20, 2017

    2nd Circ. Tosses Tronox Tort Plaintiffs' No-Suit Order Appeal

    The Second Circuit on Thursday ruled it has no jurisdiction to decide if 4,300 people are barred by an anti-suit injunction — part of the $5 billion Tronox bankruptcy settlement — from suing former Tronox parent Kerr-McGee Corp. for injuries they blame on toxic emissions from a Pennsylvania industrial plant.

  3. November 21, 2016

    GM Ruling Helps Tronox Plaintiffs, 2nd Circ. Told

    A group of 4,300 Pennsylvania residents told the Second Circuit on Friday that the appeals court's recent decision in the General Motors liquidation bolsters their argument that a no-suit injunction in the $5 billion Tronox bankruptcy can't keep them from suing former Tronox parent Kerr-McGee Corp. for injuries they blame on toxic emissions at an Avoca, Pennsylvania, industrial plant.

  4. November 16, 2016

    2nd Circ. Doubts Jurisdiction Over Tronox No-Suit Order

    Two Second Circuit judges expressed reservations Wednesday about their power to decide if a no-suit injunction in the $5 billion Tronox bankruptcy settlement blocks 4,300 people from taking former Tronox parent Kerr-McGee Corp. to court for injuries they blame on toxic emissions at an Avoca, Pennsylvania, industrial plant. 

  5. August 30, 2016

    Toxic Tort Suit Not Barred By $5B Tronox Deal, 2nd Circ. Told

    A group of 4,300 Pennsylvania residents on Monday again urged the Second Circuit to revive their toxic tort lawsuit against Kerr-McGee Corp., arguing a $5.15 billion contamination settlement reached during the bankruptcy of its former subsidiary didn't bar the type of claims they're bringing.

  6. August 16, 2016

    Tronox Deal Bars Toxic Tort Suit, Kerr-McGee Tells 2nd Circ.

    Kerr-McGee Corp. told the Second Circuit on Monday that a group of 4,300 Pennsylvania residents trying to bring toxic tort claims against the company can't appeal a court order forcing them to drop their suit, saying a $5.15 billion contamination settlement reached during the bankruptcy of its former subsidiary blocks the claims.

  7. May 18, 2016

    2nd Circ. Urged To Revive Residents' Anadarko Pollution Suit

    A group of 4,300 Pennsylvania residents seeking to revive state-based claims that emissions from a wood treatment plant previously owned by an Anadarko Petroleum Corp. led to illnesses and some deaths told the Second Circuit Wednesday that the company's $5.2 billion pollution cleanup deal does not block their suit.

  8. February 08, 2016

    2nd Circ. Stays Order Blocking Pa. Tronox Pollution Suit

    The Second Circuit on Monday granted a group of former creosote wood treatment plant workers' bid for an emergency stay of an order directing them to drop a Pennsylvania state court case against an Anadarko Petroleum Corp. unit that is related to a $5.2 billion Tronox Inc. pollution cleanup deal.

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