$54 Million: Maryland Fly Ash, Class Action Settlement Wins Court Approval.A Milestone in Maryland Environmental and Legal History BALTIMORE -- Hassan Murphy, managing partner of The Murphy Firm, announced today that Judge Alfred Nance, Circuit Court Baltimore City, has approved the multimillion-dollar settlement of the firm's class action suit against Constellation Power Generation, a subsidiary of Constellation Energy Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG), headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, generates, trades, supplies, and distributes energy. The company operates over 35 power plants in 11 states (mainly Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, and California) under its operating , on behalf of residents of Gambrills, MD. The litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. claimed that Constellation contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. residents water supplies and endangered en·dan·ger tr.v. en·dan·gered, en·dan·ger·ing, en·dan·gers 1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil. 2. To threaten with extinction. lives by dumping coal ash in a sand and gravel quarry near their homes in Anne Arundel County for more than a decade. The approved settlement totals $54 million. The settlement provides for: * The connection of 84 households, previously supplied by private wells, to public water; * The establishment of two trust funds to compensate affected property owners and provide site enhancements in the neighborhood; * The remediation and restoration of the former quarry site; and * The commitment to cease future deliveries of new coal ash to the quarry; The costs and benefits of these expenditures, improvements and legal fees currently are estimated to be $54 million, said Hassan Murphy, managing partner of The Murphy Firm. Murphy said, "The settlement is a milestone in Maryland environmental and legal history. It serves the plaintiffs' personal and economic rights, and provides for their future safety as well as long term restitution In the context of Criminal Law, state programs under which an offender is required, as a condition of his or her sentence, to repay money or donate services to the victim or society; with respect to maritime law, the restoration of articles lost by jettison, done when the . The Murphy Firm along with The Angelos Firm is honored to have played a decisive role in bringing about a speedy, equitable solution to a significant problem which threatened potential long term dangers to both the environment and human well-being. This landmark settlement effectively mitigates risks of future harm. The tragic coal-ash spill in Tennessee demonstrates the devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. impact that coal-ash can have on unsuspecting communities. This settlement clearly signals communities near fly-ash dumps DUMPS a lethal inherited disorder of Holstein cattle that causes infertility. The name is an acronym of Deficiency of Uridine MonoPhosphate S that they can reclaim their communities and regain their lives." The Murphy Firm: The Murphy Firm specializes in complex civil litigation including commercial, personal injury, medical malpractice Improper, unskilled, or negligent treatment of a patient by a physician, dentist, nurse, pharmacist, or other health care professional. , employment, civil rights and class action. The Murphy firm is majority African-American owned and features an ethnically diverse group of attorneys with an extraordinary track record of success in jury verdicts, awards and settlements. Mr. Murphy is available for interviews. |
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