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Jan 12, 06, 7:58 am
Boeing Reaches $30M Settlement in Suit
Boeing Co. has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit by residents who alleged that pollutants from a company lab caused them to get cancer.
The settlement, agreed to in September but not immediately disclosed, ends an 8-year dispute with neighbors of Boeing's Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
The plaintiffs said dozens of years of nuclear and rocket engine testing at the 2,668-acre hilltop lab near Simi Valley was responsible for a wide range of cancers, autoimmune disorders and tumors afflicting nearby residents.
Boeing spokesman Inger Hodgson declined to comment Wednesday. The settlement included a confidentiality agreement between Boeing and the 133 plaintiffs in the case...
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Boeing-Settlement.html
Boeing Co. has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit by residents who alleged that pollutants from a company lab caused them to get cancer.
The settlement, agreed to in September but not immediately disclosed, ends an 8-year dispute with neighbors of Boeing's Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
The plaintiffs said dozens of years of nuclear and rocket engine testing at the 2,668-acre hilltop lab near Simi Valley was responsible for a wide range of cancers, autoimmune disorders and tumors afflicting nearby residents.
Boeing spokesman Inger Hodgson declined to comment Wednesday. The settlement included a confidentiality agreement between Boeing and the 133 plaintiffs in the case...
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Boeing-Settlement.html