The family of one of the five workers who was killed after Hurricane Helene flooded the town their factory is located in on Sept. 27 has filed a lawsuit.

The East Tennessee company that saw at least five of its factory workers swept away in flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Helene now faces a $25 million lawsuit from the family of one victim. The wrongful death suit was filed Monday against Impact Plastics and its owner,

The lawsuit filed by the family of Johnny Peterson claims Impact Plastics endangered workers despite knowing the risks of flooding.

The family of Johnny Peterson, a Tennessee factory worker who died in severe flooding caused by Hurricane Helene, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his employer. Peterson was one of 11 workers at the Impact Plastics factory in Erwin who were swept away in floodwaters on Sept.

Johnny Peterson, 55, was among at least five employees at Impact Plastics in Erwin, Tenn., who died while trying to evacuate during Hurricane Helene

As advocacy groups press Tennessee authorities for stronger worker protections and state agencies investigate the deaths of five employees swept away by Hurricane Helene floodwaters at an East Tennessee plastics plant,

The family of a Tennessee employee who was killed by catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Helene has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company he worked for, arguing that workers were forced to stay at their posts even when managers knew conditions were becoming dangerous.