A new proposed class-action lawsuit against the Nestle-Purina Petcare plant in north Denver and its “odiferous emissions” was filed Wednesday in federal court after a similar case was dismissed.

The new complaint, brought by four new plaintiffs who live near the York Street pet food plant, alleges the odors released by the facility prevent them from renting out apartments, hosting parties or enjoying their backyards. The plaintiffs also say the scent causes nausea and headaches and can infiltrate their homes for days, according to the complaint.

“It’s like someone barfed in your backyard and then it baked in the sun and then you put a fan on the smell to keep it circulating,” plaintiffs Robert Boughner and Kelly MacNeil said in the lawsuit. (They were quoted as saying the same thing in

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