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Wrongful Death

Chicago, IL

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Case Details

Settlement for the death of a 40-year-old male who developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma due to benzene exposure at a boat yard, formerly a manufactured gas plant site.

Additional Notes

Our investigation showed that the boat yard was the site of a former Peoples Energey manufactured gas plant (MGP) site. Documents pulled from Peoples Gas in-house library showed that during the late 1800’s and through the early 1900’s toxic residue was dumped into the ground and left forgotten. Other documents from Peoples Gas and the Illinois EPA showed that the site was filled with ultra hazardous substances including benzene. Peoples Gas cut a deal with the State EPA to begin cleaning sites that were in suit over property disputes. They did not alert the current property owners or workers that they were working in land filled with toxic waste.

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