Federal Judge Denies Class Certification In Lawsuit Over Texas Refinery Emissions

摘要

A federal judge has denied class certification for approximately 14,300 individuals who lived near BP's Texas City refinery and sought $10 billion in damages over alleged exposure to sulfur dioxide emissions, among other claims (Cannon v. BP Prods. N. Am., S.D. Tex., No. 3:10-cv-00622, 9/30/13).