Laws/Cases |
26-Year Lawsuit Against Nuclear Weapons Plant Settled for $375M |
A 26-year legal battle initiated by individuals who lived downwind of a nuclear weapons plant in Rocky Flats, Colorado, has reached a $375 million settlement. The lawsuit was filed by residents who alleged that the operators of the plant devalued their properties due to plutonium releases from the plant. The action was filed by about 15,000 residents back in 1990. The lawsuit was described in court papers on Wednesday as "quite possibly the largest docket of any District of Colorado case to date." John Aguilar, Denver Post 05/19/2016 |
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Colo. Theater Cleared in 2012 Mass Shooting Lawsuit |
A jury ruled on Thursday that a Cinemark movie theater chain is not liable in a mass shooting that took place back in 2012. The lawsuit was filed by more than two dozen surviving victims of the shooting and relatives of the dead. The jurors ruled in favor of Cinemark USA Inc, which had been accused in the lawsuit of holding responsibility for the attack. The shooter was found guilty last summer of killing 12 people and wounding 70 in the shooting. Keith Coffman, Reuters 05/19/2016 |
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