Houston Nuisance Lawsuit Stumbles on Statute of Limitations
Date
1999 Sep 15
Authors
Terry L
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Publisher
Chemical Week Associates
Abstract
Reports that a Houston, Texas court has ruled to exclude an overwhelming majority of the plaintiffs from class-action nuisance lawsuits filed against five chemical companies along the Houston Ship Channel. Reasons the court ruling has excluded citizens from the lawsuit who have lived in the area for more than two years according to State District Judge Scott Brister; Steps Attorney Thomas Pearson, who filed the suit, plans to take
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Keywords
BRISTER,Scott, CHEMICAL industry, CLASS actions (Civil procedure), HOUSTON (Tex.), JUDGMENTS, PEARSON,Thomas, TEXAS