FLOOD LAWSUIT

A federal court judge has ruled that International Paper was not negligent in its design, maintenance or operation of an abandoned dam near Kingsfield Road and that the company was not responsible for flood damage to over 300 homes. The class action lawsuit by property owners claimed the flooding of homes in several neighborhoods was caused by failure of the “Kingsfield Road Dam”, located on IP’s mill property in Cantonment. The suit was filed in 2014, on behalf of  property owners in the Bristol Park, Bristol Woods, Bristol Creek and Ashbury Hills subdivisions in Cantonment.