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 Twenty-six Saginaw County residents have filed a class-action lawsuit against Dow Chemical Co., saying dioxin contamination caused by its Midland manufacturing plant has threatened their health and left their property worthless. Dioxins are highly toxic byproducts of manufacturing and incineration systems and may cause cancer, birth defects and other health problems in humans. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Saginaw County Circuit Court, seeks to represent about 2,000 people who have lived along the Tittabawassee River and flood plain since January 1984. Dow Chemical said it had just learned of the complaint and couldn't respond to specifics. But the company said it has seen no evidence that property values were hurt and adds that it remains committed to the health of the community. "Dow has been working to understand the concerns of residents along the Tittabawassee River and has been meeting with the community, individually and collectively, for more than a year," the company said in a statement. In the lawsuit, the residents ask the court to make Dow establish a medical monitoring trust fund for them. The fund would pay for dioxin poisoning testing and treatment, as well as for studies of the toxins' effects and possible cures. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FAIR USE NOTICE. This document contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. Proxyinformation.com is making this information available in our efforts to advance understanding of social and environmental issues. We believe that this constitutes a `fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond `fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. |
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