Beechmont Residents File Class Action Lawsuit Against Nuplex Resins in Louisville, KY
Today, a class action lawsuit was filed in Louisville, Kentucky against Nuplex Resins, LLC and Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc. on behalf of all residents of the Beechmont neighborhood and surrounding homes. The lawsuit was precipitated by a large chemical spill on February 1, 2010 that sickened residents and sent several people to the hospital.
The class representative plaintiffs are Cherie Wentworth and her minor son (who was treated at Kosair Children's Hosptital following the February 1 incident) and Roger and Carol Schaf. The class includes owners and residents of all homes located within a 1.6 mile (as the crow flies) radius from the Nuplex plant, located at 4730 Crittenden Drive in Louisville.
The class is being represented by attorneys Shawn Cantley, Vanessa Cantley and Nathan Williams from the Louisville law firm of Bahe Cook Cantley & Jones PLC [click here for contact info]. Co-Counsel for the class is The Sanders Law Firm and environmental attorney Jeffery Sanders out of Covington, Kentucky.
We will be posting a copy of the complaint filed in Jefferson Circuit Court tomorrow.
