Post by L Roebuck on Aug 29, 2006 6:40:27 GMT -5
City, contractors to pay $1 million in dumping lawsuit
KNOXVILLE (AP) -- The city of Knoxville and its contractors have agreed to pay about $1 million to settle a lawsuit.
They are accused of dumping contaminated dirt from the Coster Shop rail yard redevelopment project into a sinkhole that tainted residents' water wells.
The settlement apparently was reached in December, but hasn't been finalized yet by U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Phillips. Until that happens, a gag order remains in effect.
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KNOXVILLE (AP) -- The city of Knoxville and its contractors have agreed to pay about $1 million to settle a lawsuit.
They are accused of dumping contaminated dirt from the Coster Shop rail yard redevelopment project into a sinkhole that tainted residents' water wells.
The settlement apparently was reached in December, but hasn't been finalized yet by U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Phillips. Until that happens, a gag order remains in effect.
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