Seeks Damages for Alleged Insecticide Effects
Two fire fighters recently sought damages totaling $240,000 from the City of Houston, Tex., claiming malathion poisoning from last summer’s fight against encephalitis. The two men, both members of a pumper company at the time, were engaged in spraying the chemical in the city in an attempt to control diseasebearing mosquitoes. The men claim various skin and nerve disorders.
Two fire fighters recently sought damages totaling $240,000 from the City of Houston, Tex., claiming malathion poisoning from last summer’s fight against encephalitis. The two men, both members of a pumper company at the time, were engaged in spraying the chemical in the city in an attempt to control diseasebearing mosquitoes. The men claim various skin and nerve disorders.
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