Judge approves $94.5 million global settlement for Chemtool industrial fire mass tort in Rockton, Illinois

Romanucci & Blandin, who represented property owners in the lawsuit against Chemtool for the 2021 industrial fire, issued the following statement regarding the judge’s approval of the $94.5 million settlement:

“The settlement for our clients following the massive 2021 industrial fire at the Chemtool facility in Rockton, Illinois, is an important step for them to move on with their lives and a recognition that this regional environmental disaster impacted their properties in a significant way.”