Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll Files Class Action Lawsuit Against EQ Industrial Services.Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll Files Lawsuit Against EQ Industrial Services on Behalf of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. Residents Over Chemical Explosion APEX, N.C. -- Lawyers filed a class action lawsuit class action lawsuit A lawsuit in which one party or a limited number of parties sue on behalf of a larger group to which the parties belong. For example, investors may bring a class action lawsuit against a brokerage firm that has actively promoted a tax today on behalf of thousands of North Carolina residents against EQ Industrial Services. Plaintiffs filed their suit in Superior Court in North Carolina. On Thursday evening, October 5, a chemical explosion occurred at EQ's waste storage plant in Apex, North Carolina Apex is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, a satellite city of Raleigh. The population was 20,212 at the 2000 census and is at an estimated 31,453 in 2007[1]. The town motto is "The Peak of Good Living. causing a fire which forced the evacuation of thousands of nearby residents. The national class action firm of Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, PLLC PLLC Professional Limited Liability Company PLLC Polk Life and Learning Center (Bartow, FL) PLLC Partners of Limited Liability Corporation , (Washington, D.C.) in close cooperation with the Raleigh, North Carolina For other uses of this name, see Raleigh. Raleigh (IPA: /ˈrɑli/, ral-ee) is the capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County. firm of Brady, Nordgren, Morton & Malone, PLLC, filed the suit after being retained by Apex residents who were forced to evacuate. The legal complaint alleges that EQ Industrial Services, which was cited for state regulatory waste violations in March 2006, failed to properly contain the hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. materials on its property. The lawsuit alleges that as a result of EQ's actions, a massive chemical explosion occurred causing chlorine gas and other hazardous materials to enter the air and surrounding community. Chlorine gas is highly toxic and was used as a chemical weapon during World War I. Public health and town officials in the area have advised residents within the vicinity of the plant to evacuate and have closed roads and schools in the area. The plaintiffs are seeking damages for their loss of use and enjoyment of property as well as punitive damages. Further, they are asking the Court to order EQ to pay for environmental and medical testing. Richard S. Lewis, a partner and environmental legal expert with the Cohen, Milstein firm, explained that "our clients were evacuated as a result of EQ's chemical explosion and believe that EQ should take immediate steps to ensure the safety of individuals in the surrounding community and compensate people for any resulting property damages." Cohen, Milstein is one of the largest law firms in the country devoted exclusively to representing plaintiffs; the firm has offices in Chicago, Washington, D.C. and New York. Brady, Nordgren located in Raleigh, North Carolina, is a general 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. firm. A copy of the complaint is available and can be emailed to members of the media - please contact James Pizzirusso at Cohen, Milstein at 703-587-6474 or jpizzirusso@cmht.com. For media inquiries, please contact Deborah Schwartz at 301-897-8838/cell: 240 355-8838 or dschwartz@mediarelationsinc.com. |
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