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Civil Litigation

Aug. 7, 2018

Procedurally 'tortured' plastic pipe case positioned for trial again

The case pitting five municipalities against JM Manufacturing Co. Inc. started in 2006. A Central District jury found the company liable in 2013, and in October, the case will enter the second phase of litigation to determine damages owed.

The "tortured procedural history," as it's been called by the presiding judge, of a federal case against the world's largest manufacturer of plastic pipe is about to enter its next chapter.

The case pitting five municipalities against JM Manufacturing Co. Inc. started in 2006. A Central District jury found the company liable in 2013, and in October, the case will enter the second phase of litigation to determine damages owed. Un...

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