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Class Action Suit Filed Against Refinery
A group of residents, property owners and visitors to the island of St. Croix have filed class action claims against the local oil refinery.
ST. CROIX, USVI — A group of residents, property owners and visitors have banded together to file a class-action lawsuit against Limetree Bay refinery. The lawsuit alleges that the facility routinely emits dangerous airborne chemicals and endangers the claimant's health.
The litigation seeks the formation of two classes, one for the funding of a long-term, court-supervised medical monitoring program, and a second class for compensation for negligence and nuisance claims among property owners.
The lawsuit is Helen Shirley et al. v. Limetree Bay Ventures et al., Case No. SX-2021-CV-00411 in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands.
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