Cotromano et al v. United Technologies Corporation, Pratt and Whitney Group et al
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9:13-cv-80928
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July 26, 2022
Jury Hands Pratt & Whitney Win In Palm Beach Cancer Case
A jury determined Tuesday that Pratt & Whitney was not liable for a cancer cluster in a Palm Beach County, Florida, neighborhood near the company's former rocket and aerospace testing site.
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July 25, 2022
Jury Asked To Grant Punitive Damages In Cancer Cluster Case
Palm Beach County homeowners suing Pratt & Whitney over radioactive waste that they say caused a cancer cluster in their neighborhood asked jurors Monday to award them punitive damages and pointed to parent company Raytheon Technologies' billions of dollars in assets.
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July 19, 2022
Brain Tumor Doc Says Pratt & Whitney Didn't Cause Cancers
A specialist in brain tumor research told jurors on Tuesday that the pediatric cancers cases in a Palm Beach County neighborhood are "inconsistent with a common cause" and are unlikely to have been caused by radioactive waste from a former Pratt & Whitney rocket and aerospace testing site.
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July 18, 2022
Biostatistician Tells Jury Pratt & Whitney Caused Cancers
A biostatistician told Florida jurors Monday that radioactive waste from a former Pratt & Whitney rocket and aerospace testing site had contaminated a nearby Palm Beach County neighborhood and caused a cancer cluster in the area.
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July 14, 2022
Appraiser Says Fla. Homes Lost Value After Cancer Cluster
A real estate appraiser told jurors Thursday that he calculated homeowners in a Palm Beach County neighborhood lost a significant amount of property value after news got out about a cancer cluster in the area, which the homeowners claim was caused by a water supply contaminated by Pratt & Whitney.
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March 30, 2021
Pratt & Whitney Can't Exit $1B Radioactive Subdivision Suit
A Florida federal court has rejected Pratt & Whitney's bid for summary judgment against property owners in their suit alleging that the company owes over $1 billion for contamination that allegedly damaged their water supply and caused a cancer cluster, destroying their property values.
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March 25, 2021
Judge DQs 3 Experts From $1B Radioactive Subdivision Trial
A federal judge disqualified three key expert witnesses on Thursday from testifying for Florida property owners who say that Pratt & Whitney owes them $1 billion for creating a pollution and cancer cluster that destroyed their property values.
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February 12, 2021
Pratt & Whitney Want Experts DQ'd In $1B Soil Toxins Suit
Pratt & Whitney asked a Florida federal judge Friday to disqualify various expert witnesses put forth by property owners in a $1 billion suit accusing the aerospace company of contaminating their water supply and devaluing their homes, arguing that the cases on which the experts opined fall outside of the state-designated cancer cluster at issue in the case.
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April 03, 2020
Fla. Property Owners Drop Mining Co. From Soil Pollution Suit
A group of property owners told a Florida federal court Friday that they wish to drop a mining company from litigation claiming contamination has damaged their water supply and home values, leaving United Technologies' Pratt & Whitney division as the lone defendant in the $1 billion case.
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August 20, 2019
Property Owners Fight Pratt & Whitney's Bid For Quick Win
Property owners told a Florida federal court they've presented ample evidence that contamination from Pratt & Whitney's rocket and aerospace plant harmed the water supply and diminished property values after reports surfaced that linked the company to a local cancer cluster.