Legal Opinion
Brenntag Mid South, Inc. v. Smart
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 30, 2011No. A10A1654PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Judge.
Brenntag Mid South, Inc. appeals the trial court’s order certifying an “inconvenience/evacuation class” in an action filed by Louise Smart, Emma Lou Stokes and Turista Elmore (the “Plaintiffs”).
This action arose out of the accidental release of a cloud of glacial acetic acid from a chemical storage tank at Brenntag’s facility in East Point, Georgia, on December 15, 2004 and the subsequent evacuation of area residents by governmental authorities. The Plaintiffs allege that a Brenntag employee caused the release by connecting a steam delivery line to the tank containing the acid…
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