The breakdown:
- Michigan woman files federal lawsuit: Kathy Thiede, of Erie, Michigan, is suing two companies over last week’s chemical leak in Toledo, seeking compensation for property-related losses.
- Thiede reported smelling chemicals: She said she smelled chemicals outside her home before authorities issued a shelter-in-place order.
- Lawsuit seeks broader representation: The case seeks to represent residents living within a 15-mile radius of the facility where the leak occurred.
- Proposed area is five times larger: The 15-mile radius would cover an area five times larger than the original shelter-in-place zone.
- More residents could be affected: The lawsuit could potentially include people living well beyond the area initially ordered to shelter in place.
TOLEDO, Ohio — Kathy Thiede of Erie is suing two companies over a chemical leak in Toledo last week, seeking compensation for property losses and potentially expanding the case to include residents living miles beyond the original shelter-in-place zone.
Thiede said she smelled chemicals outside her home before authorities ordered residents to shelter in place, according to information about the lawsuit.
Thiede has now filed a federal lawsuit against two companies, seeking compensation for property-related losses connected to the chemical leak…