KMCO Explosion and Fire - Q1 2022 Update - 04/05/22
KMCO Explosion and Fire - Q1 2022 Update
The KMCO Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Court released the case back to the State District Court where it had been filed and Judge Moore’s successor, the Honorable Kristen Brauchle Hawkins, has taken charge. Judge Hawkins issued a First Amended Agreed Docket Control Order setting deadlines for the case’s pretrial procedure and development into late February 2022.
No trial date was set in this Order.
As with all consolidated case litigation, the initial work on the case is devoted to general liability. In this case, the question is whether the plant and its owners are liable for the injuries and damages caused by the explosion and fire. Then and only after general liability is established will the focus turn to individual cases, loses and damages.
There has been an enormous amount of activity in this litigation, most recently including the taking of dozens of depositions. These depositions involving taking and recording the oral and video testimony of fact and expert witnesses are a very important part of the liability part of this case. These and subsequent Depositions will continue for the next five to six months. KMCO’s lawyers have been gathering Brent Coon & Associates’ clients’ medical records and soon will take their depositions. Brent Coon & Associates will let its clients know when that occurs and what dates are proposed for their deposition and will set a date for our lawyers to meet with you to prepare you for the deposition.
No trial date was set in this Order.
As with all consolidated case litigation, the initial work on the case is devoted to general liability. In this case, the question is whether the plant and its owners are liable for the injuries and damages caused by the explosion and fire. Then and only after general liability is established will the focus turn to individual cases, loses and damages.
There has been an enormous amount of activity in this litigation, most recently including the taking of dozens of depositions. These depositions involving taking and recording the oral and video testimony of fact and expert witnesses are a very important part of the liability part of this case. These and subsequent Depositions will continue for the next five to six months. KMCO’s lawyers have been gathering Brent Coon & Associates’ clients’ medical records and soon will take their depositions. Brent Coon & Associates will let its clients know when that occurs and what dates are proposed for their deposition and will set a date for our lawyers to meet with you to prepare you for the deposition.