OC Prosecutors Announces $125 Million Agreement with GKN Aerospace over Toxic Chemical Scare
The deal includes up to $100 million for evacuees and more than $8.4 million for emergency response costs, pending a judge’s approval.
- On Monday, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer announced a $125 million settlement with GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems Inc following a May chemical tank emergency that forced nearly 50,000 residents to evacuate.
- Vapors venting from a 34,000-gallon chemical storage tank on May 21 prompted widespread evacuations in Garden Grove and five surrounding cities as authorities feared a "catastrophic explosion" from the volatile methyl methacrylate.
- The agreement includes a $100 million claims program for affected residents, $15 million in civil penalties, and $8.47 million to reimburse emergency response costs, plus a "robust safety plan" with seven years of monitoring.
- Garden Grove Mayor Stephanie Klopfenstein called the settlement an "important step forward," while GKN plans a community event on October 27 pending Orange County Superior Court approval.
- Residents continue to press for structural changes at the 15-acre GKN facility, as federal authorities have neither confirmed nor denied whether a separate investigation into the plant is ongoing.
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Melrose Industries has announced that its GKN Aerospace unit has concluded an agreement of US$ 125 million with California authorities regarding an environmental and chemical process, adding that it plans to resume the operations of the industrial unit still this quarter. Exclusive material for subscribers. To have full access, access the link of the material and make your registration.
Orange County DA reaches $125 million settlement with GKN Aerospace after Garden Grove hazmat crisis in May
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has reached a $125 million settlement with GKN Aerospace after the company's Garden Grove facility was at the center of a chemical crisis that forced nearly 50,000 to evacuate their homes in May.
OCDA Spitzer's Office Reaches $125-Million Settlement with GKN Aerospace
A $125 million settlement has been reached with the operators of a Garden Grove plastics manufacturing plant where a chemical leak forced thousands of people from their homes and businesses in May, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer announced Monday. The settlement will set aside up to $100 million for approximately 50,000 residents who were […]
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