(The following article by Jane Prendergast was posted on the Cincinnati Enquirer website on September 6.)
CINCINNATI, Ohio — Well-known Cincinnati lawyer Stan Chesley is representing the city of Cincinnati in its lawsuit over last week’s chemical leak that lead to 814 properties being evacuated in the East End.
The suit, filed Tuesday afternoon, called the styrene leak from a railroad tanker “an environmental catastrophe’’ and said the companies responsible are trying to escape responsibility by being deceitful and by coercing evacuees into settlements.
The suit also asks the court for an order requiring Westlake Chemical Investments to notify victims that by accepting payment now, they’re giving up important rights.
The lawsuit was filed today in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court.