Workers from candle factory destroyed in tornadoes file class-action lawsuit

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Workers from candle factory destroyed in tornadoes file class-action lawsuit
Dec 16, 2021
ABC News

Employees at the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory, where eight people were killed in a tornado, filed a class-action lawsuit against their employer.

Also see this article:

Mayfield candle factory tornado survivors sue company, allege 'flagrant indifference'
Ben Tobin
Louisville Courier Journal
Dec. 17, 2021

Link: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2021/12/16/kentucky-tornado-mayfield-candle-factory-workers-file-lawsuit-against-company/8915888002/

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Several survivors of the Mayfield candle factory tornado collapse have filed the first lawsuit against the company since the deadly storm, alleging that Mayfield Consumer Products showed a "flagrant indifference" to workers' safety the night of the tornado.
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In the lawsuit, plaintiffs allege that Mayfield Consumer Products required the 110 employees at the factory Friday night to work even though the company "knew or should have known about the expected tornado and the danger of serious bodily injuries and death to its employees if its employees were required to remain at its place of business during the pendency of the expected tornado." The lawsuit also invoked a claim the company has contested: That it refused to let workers leave the night of the tornado and threatened to fire them if they did so.

The company "showed flagrant indifference to the rights" of employees "with a subjective awareness that such conduct will result in human death and/or bodily injuries," the lawsuit reads.
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As part of the lawsuit, the plaintiffs are seeking compensatory and punitive damages, prejudgment and post-judgment interests, attorney’s fees, and "a trial by jury on all issues so triable."

There may not be much left in the way of assets to sue for but at least they may find some closure for families of the dead and some psychological relief for their community.

KY........

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1. We need change in this Country.

We need half of the board at Corporations, be workers with representing of the people who actually build these businesses.

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2. The Factory owners aren't destitute.

Dun & Bradstreet says so:

Company Description: Mayfield Consumer Products, LLC is located in Mayfield, KY, United States and is part of the Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industry. Mayfield Consumer Products, LLC has 100 total employees across all of its locations and generates $28.97 million in sales (USD). (Sales figure is modelled). There are 2 companies in the Mayfield Consumer Products, LLC corporate family.

https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.mayfield_consumer_products_llc.9058ea9210868c79425ae42338ee268f.html