Judge ends Arkema trial with no convictions
By Lewis Spearman HOUSTON – On October 1, Arkema SA and executives were acquitted of criminal charges related to events that followed Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Arkema executives …
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Arkema trial: Prosecutor drops assault charges
HOUSTON – The Arkema trail is on hold currently due to COVID-19 but resumes on September 21, already prosecutors have submitted for and State Judge Belinda Hill accepted …
Arkema motions charge misconduct
HOUSTON – When the Arkema criminal trial resumed weeks ago in the new setting, second floor of NRG Arena, both prosecution and defense filed motions charging each other …
Backlog of criminal cases imperils justice
By Lewis Spearman HARRIS COUNTY – Local government is trying to catch up an extreme backlog of cases threatening destruction of the criminal justice system. While a backlog …
Complications in Arkema trial
HOUSTON – Arkema SA’s U.S. arm has the dubious distinction of being one of few industrial companies charged with criminal behavior related to exploding chemicals and the fumes …
Arkema trial begins
CROSBY – Three men and the company they work for begin trial next Monday on criminal charges for explosions, fumes and fires related to the aftermath of Hurricane …
ARKEMA: Safety Board must develop plan for reporting emissions
CROSBY – The Arkema accident continues to have repercussions at a national as well as local level. The U. S. Chemical Safety Board has dropped an appeal of …
Arkema faces new charges
CROSBY – According to Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg a grand jury has indicted Arkema Inc. and Mike Keough, the company’s vice president of logistics, on a …
Arkema indicted for toxic emissions
CROSBY – Arkema has been indicted for Emission of Air Contamination under the Texas Water Code. It carries with it a penalty of up to 5 years in …