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DUARTE et al v. UNITED STATES METALS REFINING COMPANY et al
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July 28, 2023
Attorneys Get $19M After $42M NJ Smelter Pollution Deal
A New Jersey federal judge approved a $42 million settlement between a class of Carteret residents and the owners of a closed copper smelter over toxic chemical pollution and signed off on $19 million in attorney fees and costs for the class counsel.
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July 11, 2023
$42M Deal Proposed To End NJ Smelter Pollution Class Action
Residents of a New Jersey city and owners of a shuttered copper smelter want a Garden State federal judge to approve a $42 million cash settlement to resolve allegations that homes near the refinery were contaminated with toxic chemicals and the facility's owners hid the pollution.
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April 17, 2017
NJ Residents Fight Smelting Contamination Suit Dismissal
Carteret, New Jersey, residents on Sunday shot back at three companies looking to sink a putative class action in New Jersey federal court accusing them of causing environmental contamination at a defunct smelting plant, rejecting their argument that the lawsuit failed to put each business on notice of the claims against it.
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March 28, 2017
Cos. Urge Court To Toss Action Over Smelting Contaminants
Three companies urged a New Jersey federal court Tuesday to toss a putative class action brought against them by Carteret, New Jersey, residents over environmental contamination from a defunct smelting plant, claiming the lawsuit fails to specify the alleged conduct of each business and instead lumps the parties together.