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Berwyn council approves engagement to pursue contingency litigation over microplastics contamination
Summary
Council approved a resolution to authorize an engagement letter with David Grossman & Associates PLLC to pursue contingency-based civil claims for harms and property damage from microplastics contamination on behalf of the city.
The council voted to authorize city staff to finalize an engagement letter with the law firm David Grossman and Associates PLLC to pursue contingency civil claims related to microplastics contamination. The communication came from City Attorney Ochsner and the council approved the resolution on a roll-call vote with six ayes.
The resolution text presented to the council stated it would "authorize an engagement letter with David Grossman and Associates PLLC to prosecute on contingency basis civil legal claims for harms and property damage from contamination by micro plastics for the city of Berwyn, County Of Cook, State of Illinois." Council members called the roll; the clerk recorded six ayes and the mayor declared the motion carried. No court filings or claim details were discussed during the meeting; the item was placed on its way to passage with signatures to be fixed in subsequent ministerial steps.
Provenance: Motion and roll-call recorded in the council meeting record (topic intro SEG 1385; topic finish SEG 1428).
