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Pilkington to pay $2 million settlement
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 Pilkington PLC, the world's biggest maker of car windshields, whose North American headquarters are in Toledo, will pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of contaminating an Illinois town's water supply five months after a jury cleared the company at trial.
Pilkington will pay $1.65 million to the residents of the northern Illinois town of Naplate and an additional $350,000 to ensure a clean water supply for the city, according to a settlement filed May 4 in federal court here. The agreement will end post-trial motions seeking a new trial and the possibility of an appeal.
Pilkington was accused of contaminating the water and land with arsenic, which is used in polishing and grinding glass.
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May 22nd, 2005
Photo: Pilkington
Source: Toledoblade.com |
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