HLN: First day of trial against Lantis postponed: city of Antwerp, Flemish region and 3M also participate in trial: “This will be a story of David versus Goliath”

The first day of the trial against developer Lantis will not take place until 25 November. Grondrecht and Greenpeace had taken Lantis to court because, according to the claimants, the company is not taking sufficient measures to limit the PFOS pollution during the Oosterweel works. The city of Antwerp, the municipality of Zwijndrecht, the Flemish region and 3M have now decided to participate in the trial as interested parties. "We will now have to fight hard against the mountain of paperwork and lawyers that will be thrown at our heads," says citizen activist Thomas Goorden.

12.08.2021 | HLN: Jasper Van Der Schoot

^{The claimants gathered at the courthouse on Thursday morning and left with the knowledge that the city of Antwerp, the municipality of Zwijndrecht, the Flemish Region and 3M will now also be sitting on the other side of the room during the trial.
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