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Union Pacific North Wichita Groundwater Contamination Class Action
Union Pacific · Groundwater contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE) · Ongoing Litigation
About this case
A class-action lawsuit against Union Pacific concerns trichloroethylene contamination in groundwater in north Wichita and the surrounding affected area. The class was certified in July, and the litigation is ongoing.
Case overview
- Defendant company
- Union Pacific
- Product or service
- Groundwater contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE)
- Court case number
- 23-1218-EFM-GEB
- Case status
- Ongoing Litigation
- Lawsuit type
- Other
- Reported harm
- Other
Participation information
Settlement Claim
The federal court certified a class consisting generally of current owners of single-family residential homes in the defined northeast Wichita class area overlying TCE-contaminated groundwater at or above 1.2 micrograms per liter; single-family homes with existing vapor barriers are excluded. This is ongoing litigation, not a settlement claims process.
- Type
- Settlement Claim
- Reported proof requirement
- Unclear