4 plaintiffs awarded $13.6M in Geismar plant explosion

PLAQUEMINE- A Louisiana jury has award a total of $13.6 million to four men injured in the 2013 explosion at the Williams Olefins Geismar plant.The Advocate reports a jury in Iberville Parish ruled late Monday night the company, several plant officials and its parent company were negligent and knew with substantial certainty that the deadly fire could occur.The jury rendered its verdict after five hours of deliberation in the three-week trial in the first of several lawsuits related to