Weeks after a chemical plant inferno, nearby residents say they’re suffering prolonged illnesses and financial upheaval
The opaque plumes of noxious smoke billowing out of a Georgia chemical plant are long gone. But the relentless effects of the ...
Applying Pressure: Collaborating Firms Advance BioLab Class Action
Attorneys from California, New York, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama outline the state of play in the class action litigation, ...
Rockdale County residents sign second petition demanding Biolab’s business license be revoked
The September 29 fire at Biolab’s Conyers plant left chemicals hovering over the parts of the community for several weeks.
The Georgia Chemical Disaster Is a Warning
Officials in Rockdale County, where the fire broke out, have filed a federal lawsuit against BioLab, the company that owns the chemical plant, for negligence. “We are aware of the filing, and we are ...
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Orange smoke and mirrors: Emory’s response to BioLab fire was inadequate
After a chemical fire left a thick haze and chlorine smell hanging over Atlanta for multiple days, Rockdale County filed a federal lawsuit against BioLab, a division of KIK Consumer Products that ...
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‘We want them gone’: Georgia county plans to sue BioLab after its chemical plant fire upended life for thousands of residents
Thousands of Georgia residents had to evacuate ... three weeks after the chemical fire prompted the district’s 15,000 students to switch to virtual learning. “In the interest of prioritizing ...
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Georgia county says it’s suing company over chemical fire
CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia county is preparing a federal lawsuit that aims to shut down the BioLab chemical factory where a fire sent a toxic chemical cloud over Atlanta’s suburbs last ...
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‘We want them gone’: Georgia county plans to sue BioLab after its chemical plant fire upended life for thousands of residents
Residents in several Georgia counties reported smelling chlorine in the air after the chemical plant fire in Conyers, about 25 miles east of Atlanta. - Eric Wood Around 5 a.m. September 29 ...