The US Supreme Court turned down a request to examine a federal appellate court’s use of “hypothetical jurisdiction” to end a legal malpractice case brought by Pennsylvania residents allegedly exposed to Tronox Inc.'s toxic chemicals.
The high court’s refusal Monday to review the petition ends attempts by Avoca, Pennsylvania residents to pursue claims against their former attorneys and law firm Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP.
Montgomery McCracken represented Avoca residents who alleged they were harmed by years of toxic exposure from a wood treatment plan run by Kerr-McGee Corp., a predecessor to Tronox.
Lead plaintiff Stanley Waleski, suing the ...
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