Current and former residents who are suing the City of Miami over the potential harm caused by the Old Smokey trash incinerator on Jefferson Street notched a victory last week when a circuit court judge certified their lawsuit as a class action.
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Old Smokey Class-Action Hearing Begins This Week
After eight years of legal wrangling, a Miami-Dade County judge will decide whether the lawsuit over toxic contamination tied to the Old Smokey incinerator in Coconut Grove can proceed as a class action.
Kingsway Property Sues City over Toxic Contamination
The West Grove property owner says the City of Miami should be held accountable for years of neighborhood contamination spread by the city’s former Old Smokey trash incinerator and its Fire Training Rescue Center.
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