Sterling v. Velsicol Chemical Corp.
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Sterling v. Velsicol Chemical Corp., 855 F.2d 1188 (6th Cir. 1988),[1] was an environmental lawsuit filed by citizens of Hardeman County, Tennessee, led by Steven Sterling, who sued Velsicol Chemical Corporation for contaminating their water supply through improper disposal of toxic chemicals.
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Sterling v. Velsicol Chemical Corp. | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
Full case name | Woodrow Sterling, et al. v. Velsicol Chemical Corporation |
Decided | August 29, 1988 |
Citations | 855 F.2d 1188; 27 ERC 1985; 55 USLW 2719; 11 Fed.R.Serv.3d 213; 18 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,978, 19 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,404; 26 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1037 |
Case history | |
Prior history | 647 F. Supp. 303 (W.D. Tenn. 1986) |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Pierce Lively, Nathaniel R. Jones, Ralph B. Guy, Jr. |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Guy, joined by Lively |
Concurrence | Jones |
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