Company: Residents Should Return Privileged Documents In Tainted Groundwater Case

Mealey's (January 13, 2017, 11:37 AM EST) -- GREENVILLE, Miss. — The company sued by a group of residents seeking damages for personal injuries and groundwater contamination caused by hexavalent chromium and trichloroethylene (TCE) on Dec. 23 filed a brief in Mississippi federal court contending that the plaintiffs should return privileged documents that were obtained through a bankruptcy asset sale because the company did not forfeit its privileges to them (Joe E. Sledge, et al. v. Meritor Inc., et al., No. 16-CV-053, N.D. Miss.)....