Legal Opinion
Giles v. Chicago Drum, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 22, 2009No. 08 C 4654, 08 C 4657, 08 C 4660PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
REBECCA R. PALLMEYER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in these cases are 77 Illinois residents who lived or worked near the Acme Barrel Drum Reconditioning Facility on Chicago’s near west side. Acme Barrel was engaged in the business of cleaning and reconditioning used industrial containers that had contained hazardous or toxic chemicals or waste products. The cleaning process involved incineration or flushing with a caustic solution; the drums were then painted and sold to industrial manufacturers for reuse. Plaintiffs in these cases claim that Acme operated as an…
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