PHILADELPHIA — Three West Chester residents filed a class-action lawsuit against Sunoco Pipeline LP and Sunoco Logistics Partners LP, alleging negligence and creating a public nuisance.
Lead plaintiffs Mary March, Russell March and Jared Savitski filed a complaint July 2, in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, alleging that the defendants violated numerous environmental laws and statutes by using unsafe practices while drilling an underground pipeline.
According to the complaint, the plaintiffs have suffered and continue to suffer physical damage to their property, exposure to health hazards a loss of the use and quiet enjoyment of their property allegedly because the defendants are employing horizontal directional drilling (HDD) to install an underground pipeline. The plaintiffs said this method is dangerous compared to hand digging.
The plaintiffs claim Sunoco's chose method of drilling is unsafe to the underground structures and will likely impact the existing pipeline and water and sewer lines and cause risk of explosion.
The plaintiffs request a trial by jury and seek a judgment in an amount in excess of $50,000, together with costs, punitive damages and any other relief the court deems appropriate. They are represented by Andrew Neuwirth of Neuwirth Law Office LLC in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and Edward Robson of Robson & Robson PC in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas case number 2:18-cv-02774-PD