| In re: Chemical Release at Bogalusa, Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington, State of Louisiana, Division "C" No: 73341 (All Cases) |
BRIEF SUMMARY OF LITIGATION
This matter
arises from an incident that
occurred in October 1995 in which
materials were released from a
railroad tank car containing
nitrogen
tetroxide (N204) manufactured
by Vicksburg Chemical Company, which
was in a railroad tank car owned by
Union Tank Car Company, transported
by the Kansas City Southern Railway
Company and the Illinois Central
Railroad Company, and leased to
Gaylord Chemical Corporation on the
premises of Gaylord Chemical
Corporation in Bogalusa, Louisiana.
Beginning on October 23, 1995 and
continuing for the next two days,
the town called for the evacuation
or shelter-in-place of certain
affected sectors of
This matter is under the jurisdiction of the 22nd
Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington, state Of Louisiana,
Division “C” and the Honorable Judge Robert J. Burns.
November 14, 2014 - Reliance Settlement
Click Court Documents section for a copy
of the Settlement Agreement and Order.
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