Residents and property owners of the neighborhood north of the closed Whirlpool Corp. plant filed two lawsuits against the company seeking damages for the groundwater under their properties that is tainted by the hazardous chemical trichloroethylene. Neal Morrison owns a home with his sister Suzanne Holloway at 1409 Jacobs Ave. The suits allege that the trichloroethylene contamination has led to the loss of use and enjoyment of their property, discomfort and annoyance, and the loss of peace of mind, among other things. The lawsuits filed in Sebastian County Circuit Court are not seeking to have Whirlpool purchase the properties. The suit was over property values and not so much health-related. Whirlpool Corp.'s Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs Jeffrey Noel did not return a call seeking comment.

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Families of children who died in the local cancer cluster filed a $5 million class-action lawsuit against Whirlpool Corp. alleging the company is responsible for the cluster. This is the second class-action lawsuit regarding the cluster filed by people affected against the company in 2013. The Eastern Sandusky County Cancer Cluster affected at least 35 children in a 6.7-mile radius including Clyde, Green Creek Township and much of Fremont. The latest lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Toledo, alleges Whirlpool dumped toxins at the now-closed Whirlpool Park near Green Springs, and that cancer-causing materials were found in high levels at other sites it alleges Whirlpool used to dump materials. The 29 plaintiffs on the lawsuit include Warren Brown of Clyde, Steven Keller of Sandusky and Trina Donnersbach of Clyde, all of whom have been outspoken regarding the cancer cluster. Brown's and Donnersbach's daughters died of cancer, and Keller lost a grandson. Others are family members of cancer victims, people who developed cancer or other diseases or are mentally disabled. They allege Whirlpool Corp. dumped toxins in the Clyde area that caused the illnesses and disabilities. Their property values also have declined because of contamination, according to the lawsuit. The plaintiffs filed the lawsuit as individuals and as a class-action suit because there are at least 100 class members. The other plaintiffs are Cinda McGilton of Clyde, Teresa Bruggeman of Fremont, David and Donna Hisey of Clyde, Tyler Hisey Smith of Clyde, Robert and Kathleen Caster of Green Springs, Jeremy Lunsford of Bellevue, Brian and Angie McGrady of Clyde, Sherri Walden of Gibsonburg, Diane Weiker of Green Springs, Mark Weiker of Green Springs, Dustin Weiker of Green Springs, Brian Weiker of Green Springs, Joyce and Carlos Weiker of Green Springs, Phoebe and Teddy Pinion of Green Springs, Norma and Gary Meade of Clyde, Jami and David Bettinger of Green Springs, Larry Ross Jr. of Green Springs and Herbert Lee and Renee Farley of Green Springs.