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Columbia Gas Announces $143 Million Dollar Settlement In Class Action Lawsuit For Merrimack Booms
Columbia Gas Announces $143 Million Dollar Settlement In Class Action Lawsuit For Merrimack Gas ExplosionsColumbia Gas and it's parent company, NiSource, announced this morning they've reached a $143 Million dollar settlement in the class action lawsuits for the Merrimack Valley gas explosions.
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit includes thousands of residents and businesses in Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover that were impacted by the September 13 natural gas explosions.
"Families suffered for months in the gripping cold. Businesses shuttered, and lives were upended," Elizabeth Graham, co-lead attorney for the plaintiffs, said in a statement. "To this day, the people most impacted by the explosions are not fully back on their feet, but we believe this settlement is the quickest and most just method to ensure that residents and businesses are made whole again."
The explosions were blamed on over-pressurized natural gas lines and displaced about 8,000 people, killed one man and injured two dozen others. The settlement will compensate those that suffered losses and hardships, as a result of the explosions and fires.
Read more: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2019/07/29/columbia-gas-announces-143-million-dollar-settlement-in-class-action-lawsuit-for-merrimack-gas-explosions