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Class action suit against CPR over TCE leak
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2007/10/03 03:25
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The Alberta Court of Appeal has approved a class action lawsuit against Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) by residents of the Ogden area of Calgary, who are suing CPR for contaminating groundwater in the area with trichloroethylene (TCE). The residents claim that the subsurface contamination is causing toxic vapours to migrate into their houses, and are claiming several million dollars for diminution in property values.
Docken & Company, a Calgary law firm specializing in class action litigation, originally filed the environmental class action lawsuit against CPR in 2005 after TCE was detected in the groundwater underneath the Ogden community. The action, under the case name Windsor v CPR, alleges that the contamination was caused by the use of TCE at CPR's rail yard in Ogden. TCE, a colourless liquid, was used as a solvent for many years to remove grease from metal parts. |
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Class action or a representative action is a form of lawsuit in which a large group of people collectively bring a claim to court and/or in which a class of defendants is being sued. This form of collective lawsuit originated in the United States and is still predominantly a U.S. phenomenon, at least the U.S. variant of it. In the United States federal courts, class actions are governed by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule. Since 1938, many states have adopted rules similar to the FRCP. However, some states like California have civil procedure systems which deviate significantly from the federal rules; the California Codes provide for four separate types of class actions. As a result, there are two separate treatises devoted solely to the complex topic of California class actions. Some states, such as Virginia, do not provide for any class actions, while others, such as New York, limit the types of claims that may be brought as class actions. They can construct your law firm a brand new website, lawyer website templates and help you redesign your existing law firm site to secure your place in the internet. |
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