Settlements have been reached in U.S. District Court in Oregon in two class action lawsuits against the J.H. Baxter company .

Both suits were filed in 2021, and alleged wrongful disposal of hazardous waste by J.H. Baxter, affecting people’s properties, wellbeing and health .

Chris Nidel is attorney for some of the plaintiffs in one of the cases, Bell-Alanis v. J.H. Baxter. He said the details of the settlement are confidential. But he indicated disappointment.

“They have claimed there's no money. And unfortunately, as the cliché goes, you can’t get blood from a stone,” Nidel told KLCC Wednesday. “So the community is left holding the bag for decades of bad acts.”

Company president and CEO Georgia Baxter-Krause is currently serving a 90-day sentence in a federal prison after pleading

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