Cotromano et al v. United Technologies Corporation, Pratt and Whitney Group et al

  1. July 26, 2022

    Jury Hands Pratt & Whitney Win In Palm Beach Cancer Case

    A jury determined Tuesday that Pratt & Whitney was not liable for a cancer cluster in a Palm Beach County, Florida, neighborhood near the company's former rocket and aerospace testing site.

  2. July 25, 2022

    Jury Asked To Grant Punitive Damages In Cancer Cluster Case

    Palm Beach County homeowners suing Pratt & Whitney over radioactive waste that they say caused a cancer cluster in their neighborhood asked jurors Monday to award them punitive damages and pointed to parent company Raytheon Technologies' billions of dollars in assets.

  3. July 19, 2022

    Brain Tumor Doc Says Pratt & Whitney Didn't Cause Cancers

    A specialist in brain tumor research told jurors on Tuesday that the pediatric cancers cases in a Palm Beach County neighborhood are "inconsistent with a common cause" and are unlikely to have been caused by radioactive waste from a former Pratt & Whitney rocket and aerospace testing site.

  4. July 18, 2022

    Biostatistician Tells Jury Pratt & Whitney Caused Cancers

    A biostatistician told Florida jurors Monday that radioactive waste from a former Pratt & Whitney rocket and aerospace testing site had contaminated a nearby Palm Beach County neighborhood and caused a cancer cluster in the area.

  5. July 14, 2022

    Appraiser Says Fla. Homes Lost Value After Cancer Cluster

    A real estate appraiser told jurors Thursday that he calculated homeowners in a Palm Beach County neighborhood lost a significant amount of property value after news got out about a cancer cluster in the area, which the homeowners claim was caused by a water supply contaminated by Pratt & Whitney.

  6. March 30, 2021

    Pratt & Whitney Can't Exit $1B Radioactive Subdivision Suit

    A Florida federal court has rejected Pratt & Whitney's bid for summary judgment against property owners in their suit alleging that the company owes over $1 billion for contamination that allegedly damaged their water supply and caused a cancer cluster, destroying their property values.

  7. March 25, 2021

    Judge DQs 3 Experts From $1B Radioactive Subdivision Trial

    A federal judge disqualified three key expert witnesses on Thursday from testifying for Florida property owners who say that Pratt & Whitney owes them $1 billion for creating a pollution and cancer cluster that destroyed their property values.

  8. February 12, 2021

    Pratt & Whitney Want Experts DQ'd In $1B Soil Toxins Suit

    Pratt & Whitney asked a Florida federal judge Friday to disqualify various expert witnesses put forth by property owners in a $1 billion suit accusing the aerospace company of contaminating their water supply and devaluing their homes, arguing that the cases on which the experts opined fall outside of the state-designated cancer cluster at issue in the case.

  9. April 03, 2020

    Fla. Property Owners Drop Mining Co. From Soil Pollution Suit

    A group of property owners told a Florida federal court Friday that they wish to drop a mining company from litigation claiming contamination has damaged their water supply and home values, leaving United Technologies' Pratt & Whitney division as the lone defendant in the $1 billion case.

  10. August 20, 2019

    Property Owners Fight Pratt & Whitney's Bid For Quick Win

    Property owners told a Florida federal court they've presented ample evidence that contamination from Pratt & Whitney's rocket and aerospace plant harmed the water supply and diminished property values after reports surfaced that linked the company to a local cancer cluster.