Enviromental Concerns - Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:23 - 0 Comments

Judge rules for polluted Kansas town and against big oil

At the conclusion of one of the longest jury trials ever held in Kansas, a jury in January left residents in a southeast city stunned. The panel had decided that the city of Neodesha was not entitled to recover the costs of cleanup and damage from contamination caused by an oil refinery. However, the judge who presided over the 17-week trial recently gave the town new hope, when he overturned the jury verdict. The judge concluded that he had given the jury improper instructions.

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