Lawsuit Against RES Moving Forward

The Joplin Globe, December 14, 2010, reported that Cynthia Sundy and Tricia Orr's case against Changing World Technologies (RES) was scheduled for a hearing on March 2, 2011. 'A lawsuit on behalf of Carthage residents seeking damages from Renewable Environmental Solutions is going forward again, after nearly a year and a half in limbo. On Friday(December 10, 2010), Circuit Judge David Dally held a status hearing on the lawsuit, which was originally filed in 2007. During that hearing, Dally lifted the stay that had been in effect since April 2009, after Changing World Technologies, parent of RES, filed for bankruptcy, shut down the Carthage plant and laid off its workforce. Dally also overruled a motion by RES attorneys that the lawsuit be moved to another county on a change of venue.'

The March 2, 2011 hearing 'will be about several motions, including one aimed at certifying class-action status for the lawsuit. Class -action certification would allow residents to sue as a group, rather than individually, and would oipen the lawsuit to other carthage residents who allege they were injured bu odors coming from RES.'

NOTE: To stay informed about docket entries and scheduled hearings in this case, visit Missouri Courts and click on 29th Judicial Circuit (Jasper County) and copy/paste 07AP-CC00089 for the Case number.