Refinery: Pollution Cases Should Be Stayed Following Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing

Mealey's (July 29, 2021, 1:33 PM EDT) -- ST. CROIX, Virgin Islands — On July 26, a refinery filed a notification in federal court in the Virgin Islands announcing that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas and that it is seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to enjoin further prosecution of class actions alleging contamination of drinking water in the Virgin Islands....