"Our experts were strong. Our position was strong. But in these environmental cases, the case law in New Jersey may not be in our favor. So that's why I think it certainly could have gone either way," said plaintiff's lawyer Boris Shmaruk.
July 28, 2023 at 02:16 PM
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The original version of this story was published on New Jersey Law Journal
A federal judge has approved a $103 million class action settlement brought on behalf of people living near a Carteret, New Jersey, smelter plant that emitted heavy metals into the air. The case involved attorneys from New York, Houston, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
About 840 homeowners have opted to receive $18,000 per household in compensation for reduced property values caused by pollution from the former United States Metal Refinery smelter under the settlement terms.
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