A limited number of resources from bankrupted
Freedom Industries are part of the momentum behind a proposed $2.9 million
settlement for the 24 civil lawsuits filed in the water emergency case.
The proposal, announced Friday,
would take care of the cases filed in federal court directly against Freedom in
the days after the Jan. 9 leak of the chemical crude MCHM into the Elk River in
Charleston
Plaintiffs’ attorney Anthony
Majestro said it’s possible money from the settlement could help fund larger
projects like medical monitoring and water testing.
“The reason we reached this
settlement is because Freedom’s limited assets wouldn’t allow any real
compensation to anyone,” Majestro said. “Instead, we thought the best thing to
do was reach a settlement that would allow benefit to the class in other ways.”
Majestro added all money is going
to the class.
“We’re not taking any of it,” he
said.
A formal filing of the proposal is
the next step.
