The full lawsuit is embedded at the end of this story.
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – A Toledo business owner has filed a class-action lawsuit against the facility where a chemical release happened, along with the facility’s parent company and plant manager, according to Lucas County Common Pleas court documents.
Todd Hartford, owner of Hartford’s Fencing & Landscaping LLC, is suing M.C. Tank Transport, Kenan Advantage Group, Inc. and plant manager Albert Dudek for negligence, gross negligence/recklessness, nuisance, and strict liability for an abnormally dangerous activity, according to the lawsuit obtained by 13 Action News.
What happened
The lawsuit stems from an Oct. 20 release of glycidyl methacrylate, known as GMA, from a storage tank at the MC Tank Terminal on Progress Avenue. GMA is an industrial monomer used in resins, coatings and adhesives…