RICHMOND, Ind. A federal court has approved a class action lawsuit for more than 2,000 Richmond residents displaced by a massive warehouse that broke out on April 11, 2023.

Richmond residents Tushawn Craig and Marquetta Stokes filed a lawsuit in April 2023 against the property owners, Seth Smith and Cornerstone Trading Group, and the City of Richmond.

The lawsuit alleges Smith and Cornerstone Trading were negligent by failing to address ultra-hazardous conditions within the facility.

As a result, 2,000 people had to evacuate their homes as a result of the fire, the lawsuit read.

Trevor Crossen, attorney for Craig and Stokes, said as a result of the U.S. District Court officially approving the case as a class action, all impacted individuals can now participate.

The decision created tw

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