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Two thirds of the damages in one of the largest jury verdicts in Missouri history will have to be retried following an appellate court ruling on Tuesday.
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Read More »Smelter closes toxic history in Herculaneum
The Dec. 31 closing of the smelter on the west bank of the Mississippi River, south of St. Louis, marks the end of an era in a region that has supplied most of the nation’s lead since the 1700s.
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Read More »Doe Run settles lawsuits after veto override
Two days after lawmakers overrode Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a law to protect The Doe Run Co. from large punitive damage awards, the company settled three lawsuits alleging injuries from lead pollution.
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Read More »Doe Run protection bill becomes law over veto
Lawmakers rose up to protect Doe Run Resources from large punitive damage awards.
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Read More »Updated: Nixon vetoes bill protecting Doe Run from damages
Gov. Jay Nixon said the bill would result in a special law in violation of the state constitution.
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Read More »Missouri Supreme Court refuses transfer in Doe Run cases
The decision lets stand a $55M class action settlement in a case alleging Doe Run’s lead smelter in Herculaneum caused property damage to area homes.
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Read More »Courts leave Doe Run verdict and bond in place
Two courts this week gave bad news to defense lawyers fighting the Doe Run lead smelter case, setting the case up for further appeals.
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Read More »Insurers hit with $9M Doe Run cleanup costs
A group of London insurers must pay Doe Run Resources $5 million for the cost of cleaning up lead contamination around six old lead milling sites in St. Francois County, plus a 10 percent statutory penalty for their refusal to pay and $3.6 million in attorney fees.
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Read More »Supreme Court, circuit judge hear arguments in Doe Run case
Lawyers in the Doe Run lead smelter case were back in court twice this week. On Tuesday, they tried to persuade St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Dennis Schaumann to rule their own way on the defendants’ post-trial motions.
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Read More »Doe Run lead smelter defendants seek $325M reduction in verdict
Attorneys for the former owners of the Doe Run lead smelter in Herculaneum are working hard to get a $358.5 million verdict thrown out or reduced.
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Read More »Insurers must pay Doe Run’s cleanup costs
A St. Louis County jury said a group of London insurers must pay Doe Run Resources for the cost of cleaning up lead contamination around six old lead milling sites in St. Francois County, but the amount the plaintiff will get is up in the air. Marc D. Halpern, the plaintiff’s lead lawyer, said the final judgment “is expected to exceed $10 million.”
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