Dyno Nobel Must Face Emissions Injury Claims, Federal Court Says

摘要

Dyno Nobel Inc. lost an effort to dismiss a man’s claims that emissions from its Missouri plant allegedly caused his health issues, according to an order in federal district court.The company argued the plaintiff’s expert testimonies were inadmissible, but the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri mostly found them to be valid and denied thecompany’s motion for summary judgment.Teddy Scott worked as a contractor at Calumet Lubricants Co.'s facility adjacent to Dyno Nobel’s Louisiana, Mo., nitric acid manufacturing plant. Scott alleged he was exposed to nitrogenoxides from the plant’s smokestack in 2015 during Dyno Nobel’s maintenance operations.Scott alleged he developed respiratory, pulmonary, and neurological conditions as a result of ingesting and inhaling the emissions from the plant, which is northeast of Columbia, Mo.