[CPEO-MEF] Colton (CA) perchlorate lawsuit rejected

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

U.S. judge tosses perchlorate suit

Jason Pesick
San Bernardino County Sun (CA)
November 2, 2006

A federal judge in Los Angeles threw out Colton's case against dozens of 
suspected perchlorate polluters on Wednesday.

Finding that the city did not follow the proper procedures for making a 
claim under federal law, U.S. District Judge John F. Walter dismissed 
the city's lawsuit against San Bernardino County, Black & Decker Inc., 
Pyro Spectaculars Inc. and other defendants.

The city filed the lawsuit last year, arguing that defendants were 
responsible for contaminating the city's drinking water with 
perchlorate, a chemical used in the production of explosives, rocket 
fuel and fireworks. Perchlorate can be harmful to humans by interfering 
with the functioning of the thyroid gland.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_4589131

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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