Indiana Metal Plating Company Settles Groundwater Pollution Suit

An Indiana metal plating company settled a lawsuit claiming it contaminated soil and groundwater with hazardous substances, including hexavalent chromium and PFAS.

Armstrong Richmond Properties LLC, which owns the property where Talagi Inc. and TJAC LLC formerly operated the plating facility, notified the US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in a Wednesday filing that the parties reached a settlement in principle. Talagi, operating under the name Baycote Metal Finishing Inc., electroplated and anodized steel and steel casings with zinc, cadmium, and chromium for vehicles. The complaint alleged the Baycote operations “suffered sudden and accidental spills and releases ...