Environmental & Energy
Jul. 1, 2026
Judge overturns $8.8M Carson odor verdict, grants new trial
A Los Angeles judge ordered a new trial in the Carson warehouse fire litigation after ruling that the late admission of key environmental evidence unfairly prejudiced the defense, despite sufficient evidence supporting the verdict.
A Los Angeles judge vacated an $8.8 million bellwether verdict won by 24 Carson residents over a 2021 warehouse fire and resulting odor crisis after finding the plaintiffs' late admission of key environmental laboratory evidence deprived the defense of a fair trial.
Superior Court Judge Lawrence P. Riff late Tuesday granted new trial motions from warehouse owner Prologis Inc. and its tenant businesses, ArtNaturals and Day To Day Imports Inc., wiping out the multi-million-dolla...
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