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$535,000 Settlement for Bronx School Community Exposed to Pharmaceutical Fumes

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The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we inhabit are essential to our existence, yet they are often threatened by human actions. Environmental torts, a category of legal claims arising from harm caused to the environment, address the consequences of pollution, hazardous waste, and other environmental transgressions.

Client’s case

We represented 65 teachers, students, and staff members of a Bronx elementary school who were evacuated when fumes from a burn test of capsaicin at a pharmaceutical company across the street migrated through the air into the school. Our clients’ exposure to the fumes involved primarily transient reactions with no long-lasting effects. The case was settled at a pre-trial mediation.

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