Appeals court allows class action lawsuit over ‘noxious’ Scott County landfill to move forward

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: August 18, 2026

Words: 362

Last Updated: 1 hour, 19 minutes ago

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The Kentucky Court of Appeals is allowing a class action lawsuit to move forward against a shuttered Scott County landfill that local residents have lodged complaints against for years over allegations of pervasive and noxious odors coming from the site.

In an Aug. 7 decision, Court of Appeals Judge Will Moynahan wrote Scott County Circuit Judge Kathryn Gabhart did not err in her ruling that a lawsuit against Waste Services of the Bluegrass …

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