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Settlement Reached for Toxic Hurricane Trailers

HeadlineApr 18, 2012

More than 20 manufacturers have agreed to pay a $14.8 million settlement to thousands of hurricane victims who were exposed to dangerous levels of formaldehyde gas while living in mobile trailers after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Researchers have found toxic levels in the trailers at between four to 11 times higher than those in average U.S. homes.

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