2011 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 08:04:15 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] VOCs: Air Force up next in Myrtle Beach (SC) case
 
AVX settles contamination lawsuit

By David Wren
Myrtle Beach Sun-News (SC)
February 28, 2011
AVX Corp. on Monday reached a confidential settlement with an adjacent land owner over groundwater contamination near the manufacturer's facility on 17th Avenue South in Myrtle Beach, bringing an end to a dispute that started in late 2007.

The settlement was announced during what would have been the fourth day of testimony in a jury trial in federal court over contamination discovered on property owned by Horry Land Co.

Neither AVX nor Horry Land would comment on the settlement agreement.

The trial will move into a second phase beginning Thursday, when Judge Terry Wooten will decide whether the U.S. military contributed to the groundwater contamination on Horry Land's site.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/02/28/2009662/avx-settles- contamination-lawsuit.html

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