A lawsuit filed Monday morning by May, Koch & Brisco Law Firm on behalf of current and former residents of Shawano, Wisconsin is targeted at Ford Motor Company (FMC) to seek redress for the various damages they caused with their negligence.
The plaintiffs, or accusers, in this case are 210 current and former residents of Shawano, and all are members of the historic Menominee Indian Tribe, according to attorney Michela May.
The plaintiffs seek compensation from defendants FMC and the Shawano County Solid Waste Management Authority (SCSWMA) for mishandling and misconduct at the Shawano Mines Landfill Site (“Site”), according to their attorney.
The Site is a property located in and near the City of Shawano. It was purchased in 1965 by FMC …show more content…
In the late 1960s FMC began selling contaminated land to various entities. Portions of the Site were transferred to residential developers, who sold homes to the plaintiffs. Even after FMC transferred the remaining portion of the Site to the SCSWMA in 1980, they continued to dump hazardous and toxic waste.
The SCSWMA was meant to investigate and monitor the site, but they failed to do so. Despite FMC declaring the site clean in 1994, the Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA) still had to come back and clean, and they have been since 2004.
Since FMC hid the true problems with the site, toxic and hazardous waste has contaminated the soil and groundwater at the Site since 1965. It was not until 2010 that the plaintiffs were told that their residences and properties were contaminated, according to the lawsuit.
“What was done to these people was unconscionable,” attorney May said. “FMC and took advantage of an already disenfranchised people when they chose the location of the site, and then they hid the dangers from them for almost 50
The plaintiffs, or accusers, in this case are 210 current and former residents of Shawano, and all are members of the historic Menominee Indian Tribe, according to attorney Michela May.
The plaintiffs seek compensation from defendants FMC and the Shawano County Solid Waste Management Authority (SCSWMA) for mishandling and misconduct at the Shawano Mines Landfill Site (“Site”), according to their attorney.
The Site is a property located in and near the City of Shawano. It was purchased in 1965 by FMC …show more content…
In the late 1960s FMC began selling contaminated land to various entities. Portions of the Site were transferred to residential developers, who sold homes to the plaintiffs. Even after FMC transferred the remaining portion of the Site to the SCSWMA in 1980, they continued to dump hazardous and toxic waste.
The SCSWMA was meant to investigate and monitor the site, but they failed to do so. Despite FMC declaring the site clean in 1994, the Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA) still had to come back and clean, and they have been since 2004.
Since FMC hid the true problems with the site, toxic and hazardous waste has contaminated the soil and groundwater at the Site since 1965. It was not until 2010 that the plaintiffs were told that their residences and properties were contaminated, according to the lawsuit.
“What was done to these people was unconscionable,” attorney May said. “FMC and took advantage of an already disenfranchised people when they chose the location of the site, and then they hid the dangers from them for almost 50