Businesses seeking compensation for natural gas outage
Several businesses impacted by the natural gas outage in north Mississippi are seeking legal remedy.
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) — Several businesses impacted by the natural gas outage in north Mississippi are seeking legal remedy.
Booneville-based attorney Casey Lott said several businesses in Lee County and parts of Pontotoc County have already contacted him to see if there’s any type of compensation available for the loss of business as a direct result of the outage.
The outage stemmed from a pipeline accident on March 12 in Plantersville where a sudden release of pressure injured three workers.
Atmos Energy continues to restore natural gas service to approximately 17,000 customers in Tupelo, Lee County and parts of Pontotoc County.
Without natural gas, many businesses can not operate normally and many businesses temporarily closed as a result and thus lost money.
“The legal repercussions will be far-reaching,” Lott said. “The economic impact on Lee and Pontotoc counties will be significant. Several dozen have come to us and we believe there are over 200 alone that have been affected by the natural gas outage and numerous other businesses that have been affected.”
Lott said many of these businesses have business interruption insurance.
It’s possible insurance companies themselves could file claims against Atmos for the money paid to their insureds.
Atmos provided the following statement to WTVA:
“Atmos Energy works directly with customers who file claims at atmosenergy.com/claims. When Atmos Energy receives a claim, an adjuster will contact the customer by phone or email to help guide the customer through the claims process.”
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