The Wall Street Journal reports a federal judge has denied class-action status to thousands of hurricane victims who were exposed to dangerous levels of formaldehyde gas while living in mobile trailers provided by the federal government after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Researchers have found toxic levels in the trailers at between four to eleven times higher than those in average US homes.
Judge Rejects Class Action Suit from Katrina Survivors
HeadlineDec 30, 2008