Hostetler et al v. Johnson Controls Inc et al

  1. April 06, 2023

    Johnson Controls Settles Indiana Toxins, Asbestos Claims

    Johnson Controls Inc. and a group of residents who allege the company is responsible for toxins and asbestos contamination in their groundwater and air told an Indiana federal court on Thursday that they have reached a settlement in principle to resolve all their remaining claims.

  2. January 03, 2022

    Biggest Environmental Cases To Watch In 2022

    Courts across the country will wrestle with important environmental litigation in 2022, from a Clean Air Act case at the U.S. Supreme Court that has the potential to break new ground on how greenhouse gases may be regulated to a variety of Clean Water Act lawsuits.

  3. November 04, 2021

    Johnson Controls Must Face Toxic Vapor Claims In Chem Suit

    A federal judge has trimmed Indiana residents' claims that Johnson Controls Inc. polluted their groundwater with toxic chemicals and their air with asbestos, but the court allowed most of the plaintiffs' trespass and nuisance claims related to the chemical pollution to proceed to trial.

  4. February 27, 2017

    Homeowners Fight For Remand In Johnson Controls Case

    Indiana residents suing Johnson Controls Inc. over alleged groundwater pollution fought back Friday against the company's bid to keep the proposed class action in federal court, saying they've got the evidence to prove their case belongs in state court.

  5. January 30, 2017

    Chem Case Belongs In Indiana State Court, Homeowners Say

    A proposed class action against Johnson Controls Inc. over alleged groundwater contamination should be remanded to Indiana state court because a statistical analysis shows the plaintiffs satisfy the local controversy exception to the Class Action Fairness Act, according to a motion filed in Indiana federal court Friday.

  6. December 22, 2016

    Homeowners Lose Sanctions Bid In Chem Suit

    An Indiana federal judge on Thursday denied a bid for sanctions against Johnson Controls Inc. in a putative class action over alleged groundwater contamination, saying the homeowners didn't present falsehoods or bad faith conduct that would warrant such a punishment.

  7. August 24, 2016

    Ind. Homeowners Demand Johnson Controls' Vapor Test Data

    Hoosier State homeowners suing Johnson Controls Inc. over alleged groundwater contamination asked an Indiana federal court Tuesday to force the conglomerate to produce the results of an underground vapor sampling taken in their neighborhood, saying withholding the information could be dangerous.

  8. June 28, 2016

    No Sanctions For Johnson Controls In Chem Suit, Court Rules

    An Indiana federal judge on Tuesday declined to sanction Johnson Controls Inc. for trying to disqualify the plaintiffs' firms in two homeowner suits accusing it of groundwater contamination, ruling that although the motions to disqualify were unsuccessful, they weren't frivolous.

  9. June 15, 2016

    Johnson Controls Hid Evidence In Chem Suit: Homeowners

    Homeowners suing Johnson Controls Inc. over alleged contamination from various chlorinated solvents on Tuesday blasted the company's defenses to allegations it hid evidence about the presence of asbestos and hazardous waste drums left at the site.

  10. June 07, 2016

    Johnson Controls Says Sanctions Unwarranted In Chem Suit

    Johnson Controls Inc. asked an Indiana federal court Monday to shoot down a sanctions bid by a proposed class of homeowners suing over alleged chemical contamination from a former manufacturing site, saying their “thinly veiled attack” centers on what is simply a factual dispute.