Letart v. Union Carbide Corporation et al

  1. May 14, 2020

    W.Va. Resident's Claims Over Dow Plant's Emissions Slashed

    A heightened cancer rate isn't enough to sustain tort claims brought in a proposed class action by a resident who lives near a Dow Chemical Co. entity's plant that allegedly emits a harmful gas despite the risk it poses to neighbors, a West Virginia federal judge said on Thursday.

  2. December 09, 2019

    Dow Plant In W.Va. Accused Of Emitting Cancer-Causing Gas

    A resident who lives near a Dow Chemical Co. entity's plant in West Virginia has filed a proposed class action against the company accusing it of emitting large amounts of a cancer-causing gas, exacerbating the area's cancer risk.