Residents Tell 5th Circuit Lower Court Erred In Chemical Injury Ruling

Mealey's (October 25, 2022, 2:24 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Residents who say they have been injured by exposure to unsafe levels of the chemical chloroprene filed an appeal brief in the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 24 contending that a lower court erred when it applied the Fifth Circuit’s prior decision in a related case and dismissed the case at hand while concluding that the residents had failed to state a claim....