Florida contamination suit against Raytheon certified as class action – Azaela Neighborhood – PROPERTY VALUES – Ground water contamination

ST. PETERSBURG – According to the St. Petersburg Times, on Wednesday September 30, 2009, US District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington certified as a class-action a suit filed by four (4) St. Petersburg, Florida, homeowners “against RAYTHEON over chemical contamination spreading beneath their homes.”

That means “Raytheon now could face claims for damages from more than 1,000 property owners in the Azalea neighborhood where its factory stood.”