City suffers setback in bid to throw out parent lawsuit against toxic PCBs in schools
Just in time for the start of the school year, a judge gave parents a boost in their fight to rid their kids’ classrooms of dangerous chemicals.
On Wednesday, Magistrate Judge Cheryl L. Pollak rejected New York City’s argument to dismiss a parent lawsuit demanding that the city quickly remove old lighting fixtures from classrooms, many of which are leaking toxic PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls).
In a 64-page opinion, Judge Pollak rejected every ground upon which the city moved to have the case dismissed and recommended that the judge overseeing the case, Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr., deny the city’s motion for dismissal. (Magistrate judges assist United States district court judges.)
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