Ringwood Litigation Update
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Pleadings Filed in the Class Action:
Defendants' Motion for Case Management Order
Plaintiff's Answer in Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Adopt Defendant's Proposed Case Management Order
Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification
Judge Pratter's Memorandum and Order Denying Defendant Rohm and Haas's Motion for Summary Judgment
Order Denying Defendant Rohm and Haas's Renewed Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
Judge Pratter's Memorandum Recognizing Claim for Medical Monitoring under Illinois Law
Plaintiff's Reply Brief in Support of Class Certification
Judge Pratter's February 20, 2008 Opinion Preliminarily Approving the Proposed Class Action Just Added!
Pleadings Filed in the Individual Cases:
Complaint of Bryan Freund v. Rohm and Haas, et al.
Complaint of Kurt and Joanne Weisenberger v. Rohm and Haas, et al.
Complaint of the Estate of Franklin Branham v. Rohm and Haas, et al.
Complaint of Scott and Wendy Milliman v. Rohm and Haas, et al.
Complaint of Judith and Frank Weisheit v. Rohm and Haas, et al.
Complaint of Sandy and Timothy Wierschke v. Rohm and Haas, et al.
Defendants' Motion for Case Management Order
Complaint of Cynthia Depaepe and David Bissa v. Rohm and Haas, et al.
Complaint of Brian and Cindy DiBlasi v. Rohm and Haas, et al.
Complaint of Nichole and Johnny Baird, Jr. v. Rohm and Haas, et al.
Complaint of Robert Hromec Nelson and Barbara Lynn Nelson v. Rohm and Haas, et al.
Complaint of John Carl Stepp v. Rohm and Haas, et al.
Other Court Documents:
Other Cases Against Defendants:
The Mississippi Press: Board Pores Over Water Options 7/6/06
The Cincinnati Post: Company's Record Not Perfect 7/10/06
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program: Environmental Penalties Reach an All Time High
Washington Tarriff & Trade Letter: BIS Imposes $647,500 in Civil Fines on Rohm and Haas Units
Documents of Interest:
Domestic Well Testing Locations
EPA Hazardous Site Evaluation Division-FIT 1990
McHenry County Health Department Drinking Water Laboratory Test Results
Modine Manufacturing Company Quarterly Groundwater Monitoring Reports (2005 First Quarter)
In the News:
Northwest Herald News: Residents Sue 5 Companies (4/26/06)
CBS2Chicago.com News: Lawsuit: Chemical Plant Caused 3 Neighbors' Cancer (4/26/06)
Northwest Herald News: We Complained for Years (4/27/06)
Chicago Tribune: 2 Men With Brain Cancer Sue Chemical Plants (4/27/06)
Journal Times.Com: Two Northern Illinois Neighbors Sue Modine, Two Other Companies Over Alleged Water Contamination That is Causing Brain Cancer (4/27/06)
Northwest Herald News: Residents Overflow Meeting (4/28/06)
Northwest Herald News: Firms Go Way Back in Region (4/29/06)
Northwest Herald News: Cancer Cluster in Area? (4/30/06)
Northwest Herald News: Krug Column: McCullom Lake Cancer Story Unsettling (5/2/06)
Northwest Herald News: If True, Cover-Up Artists Should Pay Dearly (5/2/06)
Chicago Tribune: Proving Chemical Plant Caused Cancer Could be a Difficult Task (5/5/06)
Northwest Herald: Something that can Never be Replaced (5/7/06)
Northwest Herald: Health Department Sits Back on Toxin Lawsuit (5/21/06)
Northwest Herald: Experts: No Link to Cancers (5/23/06)
Northwest Herald: Too Soon for an All-Clear (5/24/06)
Northwest Herald: Three More Lawsuits Filed (5/27/06)
Northwest Herald: Session Seeks to Calm Fears (5/27/06)
Northwest Herald: Obey Environmental Laws (6/17/06)
Northwest Herald: More Cancer Victims Sue (7/21/06)
BBC News: Probe Launced Into Chemical Leak (8/24/06)
Northwest Herald: Four More Cancer Suits Filed (10/11/06)
Northwest Herald: Cancer Lawsuits Mount (12/02/2006)
Northwest Herald: Another Cancer Case Added to Groups of Suits (3/28/07)
Northwest Herald: One Year Later: McCullom Lake A Town Divided (4/25/07)
Northwest Herald: Liver Damage New Complaint in McCullom Lake Lawsuit (6/8/07)
Philadelphia City Paper: Chemical Imbalance: Were the Brain Tumers Really Just Coincidence? (9/6/07)
Northwest Herald: More Cancer Lawsuits Filed (10/3/07)
Philadelphia Magazine: Mystery at Rohm and Haas (11/07)
Northwest Herald: Running for Mom (11/26/07)
Northwest Herald: Did Chemical Exposures Cause Cancers for McCullom Lake Residents? (12/13/07)
Northwest Herald: The Cancers (12/13/07)
Northwest Herald: Plaintiffs' Timeline (12/13/07)
Northwest Herald: A History of Events (12/14/07)
Northwest Herald: The Chemicals in Question (12/14/07)
Northwest Herald: Fight of their Lives (12/16/07)
Northwest Herald: Opposing Views of Study (12/17/07)
Northwest Herald: Was the Well Water Tainted? (12/17/07)
Northwest Herald: County Study Questioned (12/18/07)
Northwest Herald: A State of Limbo (12/19/07)
Northwest Herald: A Familiar Story (12/20/07)
Northwest Herald: Uncertain Futures (12/20/07)
Northwest Herald: Due Diligence Exercised in Investigation (12/22/07)
Northwest Herald: Questions Surround Study (12/22/07)
Northwest Herald: Brain Cancer Victim Loses 1-year Battle (1/2/08)
Law.Com: Tentative OK Given to $2M Partial Settlement in Groundwater Contamination Case (2/25/08)
Chemical Spill at Rohm and Haas (3/11/08) Just added!
Factory Still Investigating Accident (3/12/08) Just added!
Plant Spilled 2.5 Tons of Chemical (3/15/08) Just added!
Cancer Payoff Plotted (3/22/08) Just added!
McCullom Lake Lawsuit Hearing Set (4/3/08) Just added!
Resources:
Vinyl Chloride: Frequently Asked Questions
Right-to-Know Leigislation Better Informs Illinois Citizens