Friday, February 29, 2008

California family sues Union Pacific rail yard for pollution impact

February 20, 2008 - A Roseville woman and her husband have filed a lawsuit against Union Pacific Railroad, alleging pollution from the company’s J.R. Davis Yard is at fault for the thyroid cancer the woman was diagnosed with last year.

Plaintiffs Malia Benson, 29, and her husband Michael, 30, also allege airborne toxics stemming from the Roseville rail yard have substantially devalued their Fourth Street home, making it virtually impossible to sell.

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