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j^ ,, * POST/SOUTH. Thursday, September 17,1987 MTs `" ' ~' Georgia-Gulf neighbors file $19 million in suits Some IS suits by residents living near the Georgia-Gulf Corp. plant sooth of Plaquernine have been filed against the plant (or (19 million in damages from alleged injury due to chemical emissions. The 19 suits each seek |1 million in damages. They were filed by the following residents: Albertha Dickerson; Alice Wilson, Marcus and Libra Wilson and Thomas Wiiaon; Dianne Georgetown, Roy Stewart, Robert Georgetown and Randolph Bridgewater; Alias Mit- *eIL Latoya and Mario Mitchell, '.elth and Wayne Mitchell and 'iristine Parnell; Stacey Evans, vella Riley, Brenda Jenkins and 'isle Jenkins; Avis WUson, land and Leonard Breaux and 'Juintin WUaon. Other plaintiffs are Laverne WUson, Lakoftha Anderson, Rmelia Riley and Ebatie Riley; Barbara Adams, Katins. James and Cart Adams. E3nora Jordan and Walter Riley; Louvenle Mitchell. Theresa Mitchell and Sebastian Littles; Sarah Williams, Dedra, Hagga sad Maryullet Johnson, AzU, Harvard and Jonathan Humphrey, Clarence Williams and Vincent Johnson; Ollie Mae Dickerson, Kendrick and Lakesha Dickerson and Samuel Spriggs: Robert and Lois Ruffins, Melissa, Yolanda, Wanda and Robert Ruffins and Louis Ruffins; Royal Mitchell Jr. and Sandra Mit chell and Darius Smith; Anna Howard; Daniel Ennis Jr.; Jsines Barnes and Ethel Walker; Iona Riley; Terry Johnson and Earnestine Wilson. livwt as defendants in att of the suits are Georgia Golf, Georgia Pacific Corp. and Georgia Pacific Chemicals Inc., the former owner of the plant; Vincent J. Tretter, en vironmental manager of the plant; Edwin A. Schiller, general manager of the PVC section of the plant; and Edward A. Schmitt, production manager of the VCM section of the See SUITS, Page -A C(L -k: La) C Wo* SUITS Continoad from Psge l-A The softs, each same SO pages long, claim that the plant has omit ted '`substantial quantities" of acetone, phenol, methanol, a-7 rnoala, cauatic, chlorine, ethylate ' drchloride, vinyl chloride monomer, polyvinyl chloride and sodium chloride since It began opermtiona in the mid 1979s. The chemicals, vpedally because of chemical in teractions, are "carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic or cause otiMr toodc v'hunfttl ^factg" tfae HlTT*!. plydfiRlj . economical and psychological to- RsT,WStsDagfcV '. f-.i TV suKs list ID allegation. The- first and Icngast oanat Is that et they havo;been jamaansahty as* paesdto chemicaHwbkfibaaae per sonal Injury, economic harm, Ulnea sad wfcfcbtacrease the risk of eon- : tracUcg lllnoaarr or titiarfere wfih. the antetafale enjoyment of life.*1 ! jThe antf'fartber states flat the endsaons pave daweelsted their land values and flair enjoyment of their property, have mused gnmdwatsr contamination, and have, caused emotional dlstreea mfl earn* tal anguish flm to the rht ef caaer from aspaeMKtfrfla chanfeak. BOR 007886 The suit lists S specific instances tn which Georgia Pacific violated federal and stMe air wnlorirrs stan dards by releasing vinyl chloride In to the atmosphere In oonctrations in escem of 10 parts par minion. These alleged violations occurred between August of 19T7 and April of 1HL R is claimed tn the suit that since May of IMS the plant baa continued to discharge vfaqrl chlorideand other rowtamtoanti in which vWata Its onvtronmsntal permits, hot :the sat offers no pacific bt- rianrs after May of MB. * Oflar charges listed in the sat an: nrgllgmre a the conduct of ultrahasardooa activity, twgligoeee par e.racUeas and wanton ndacao- j dock, strict liability, nuisance, franass, nanufactaron' uroduct liability, battery, and intentional In fliction a mental and emotional ifltirvas and injury. Attorceys representing the ; imidenta are Rohsrt E. KMnpster M Baton Range and ADan Kataar a PMladehpbla, Pomsjlvanla. GSTGTCFZ BOR-007886-00 BFG62042