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The family of Johnny Peterson, an Impact Plastics worker who died in flooding, sues the company
Johnny Peterson was one of five Impact Plastic employees who died Sept. 27 in historic flooding in Erwin, Tennessee. His family said he died a hero.
Family of Johnny Peterson files wrongful death lawsuit against Impact Plastics
The family of Johnny Peterson, a foreman who was killed Sept. 27 after trying to rescue his colleagues from floodwaters at Impact Plastics in Erwin, has filed a $25 million wrongful death lawsuit against Impact Plastics Inc.
'The tragedy there was entirely preventable' | Family of Impact Plastics worker files wrongful death lawsuit against Erwin business
Attorneys for Johnny Peterson's family said they hope the lawsuit will shed light on what happened the day of the deadly flooding.
Impact Plastics and CEO Gerald O'Connor sued by family of worker killed by Hurricane Helene flooding
Impact Plastics and its CEO, Gerald O'Connor, have been sued by the family of one of its Tennessee employees who was killed by catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. The wrongful death lawsuit claims that workers were forced to stay at their posts even when managers knew conditions were growing dangerous.
New video shows final moments of supervisor killed in Impact Plastics flooding
The owner of the plant has publicly said he was one of the last to leave, but the supervisor's family said that is not true.
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Impact Plastics
The family of a former Impact Plastics employee is suing the company for wrongful death, alleging the company's negligence directly resulted in his death.
Family of Impact Plastics employee files lawsuit against factory, owner
ERWIN, Tenn. (WVLT) - The family of one of several employees who died as a result of flooding from Hurricane Helene at Impact Plastics in Erwin has filed a lawsuit against the factory and its CEO.
‘Putting lives in danger to complete an order’: Grieving family sues Impact Plastics
ERWIN, Tenn. (WSMV) - The family of a worker killed at the plastics factory in East Tennessee is now suing the factory and its founder, Gerald O’Connor. Multiple workers died after Hurricane Helene flooding hit Impact Plastics on Sept. 27, and the lawsuit alleges it could have been prevented.
Texts from Impact Plastics worker to daughter show how long workers were in the factory: “Can’t get out... I love u alllll.”
The lawsuit alleges that workers asked on multiple occasions to leave throughout the morning, but they were not permitted to ...
Unicoi County Schools mourn loss of parent who worked at Impact Plastics
Last week, the Unicoi County High School (UCHS) football team boarded a bus with head coach Drew Rice, but the team wasn’t ...
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Lawsuit claims Impact Plastics' negligence in flood cost lives
The family of an employee swept away in hurricane flooding at Impact Plastics in Erwin, Tenn., has sued the company alleging ...
Impact Plastics employee remembered as loving and dedicated father
Impact Plastics attorneys said in a statement this week that CEO Gerald O'Connor is now focusing on supporting his employees, working with officials to investigate what happened the day of the flood ...