Residents Displaced by Chemical Tank Scare in California Sue Company

Class-action and other lawsuits were filed this week after the chemical emergency affected thousands of Southern Californians.
Residents Displaced by Chemical Tank Scare in California Sue Company
Water is sprayed on a damaged tank at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, Calif., on May 24, 2026. Ethan Swope/AP Photo
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GKN Aerospace Ltd., the company behind the chemical tank scare in Southern California’s Orange County last week, faces multiple lawsuits on May 28 from residents who were forced out of their homes for days while first responders scrambled to contain the leak.

Attorney Shawn Steel, of the Steel & Eisner firm, filed a complaint on behalf of four clients but expects many more to come forward.

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