Overview

• Two residents living adjacent to the Givaudan plant in Louisville, Kentucky, filed a lawsuit alleging negligence after a November 12 explosion destroyed the facility and damaged their home.
• The explosion, caused by an overheating cooking vessel, killed two workers, injured 11 others, and scattered debris across the neighborhood, shattering windows and cracking walls in dozens of homes.
• The lawsuit claims the company ignored employee warnings about the vessel overheating and failed to take corrective action before the disaster occurred.
• Givaudan has acknowledged liability for property damage and announced plans to relocate and rebuild the plant outside the affected neighborhood.
• Additional lawsuits have been filed, including one by a food delivery driver who claims the explosion triggered PTSD and another expected from the family of a deceased plant worker.