Mississippi Water Valley TCE Cases: Six More Remanded to State Court, Total Now More Than a Dozen
OXFORD, Lafayette County, Mississippi — Six cases accusing companies associated with a facility in Water Valley, Miss., of "poisoning the people, environment, and the community" with trichloroethylene (TCE) vapors were the latest in more than a dozen to be remanded by a federal judge in Mississippi for lack of jurisdiction, Mealey's legal news service reported Oct. 28.
TCE is an industrial degreasing solvent classified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a carcinogen. Earlier reporting on the litigation says the Water Valley facility made carburetors, and plaintiffs — including former employees — allege the defendants used a TCE-containing vapor degreaser that contaminated air, groundwater and soil, causing long-term illnesses including cancer and Parkinson's disease. Defendants include EnPro Industries, Detrex Corp. and Italmatch Chemicals.
Defendants had removed a series of complaints to federal court alleging diversity jurisdiction. The remands send this latest batch back to Mississippi state court. The underlying allegations remain to be adjudicated.
Source: GSM·USA
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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