Meadow street family files EMF suit

Journal Article · Sat Feb 15 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Fortnightly; (United States)

OSTI ID:7038698

Greenberger, L S

When Arthur Bryant spoke to an electromagnetic fields (EMF) conference last March in Washington, D.C., he promised the group one thing: [open quotes]EMF [court]cases are coming.[close quotes] Last month, Bryant, executive director of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ), kept that promise when TLPJ filed a lawsuit in Connecticut Superior Court against Northeast Utilities (NU) and its subsidiary Connecticut Light and Power (CL P) on behalf of Melissa Bullock and her family. The Bullocks live near CL P's Meadow Street substation in Guilford, Connecticut, and TLPJ contends that 19-year-old Melissa's cancerous brain tumor was caused by EMF emanating from the substation. For ten years, TLPJ and the family claim, Melissa slept directly underneath the line from the substation that serves the Bullock home. Now they are seeking punitive and compensatory damages from NU and CL P for Melissa's condition, her mother Suzanne's emotional distress, and the lost value of their home, as well as injunctive relief that would force the companies to [open quotes]cease the emission of dangerous levels of EMF onto the plaintiff's property[close quotes] and to disclose information about the risks of EMF to the public.

• OSTI ID: 7038698
• Journal Information: Fortnightly; (United States), Journal Name: Fortnightly; (United States) Vol. 129:4; ISSN FRTNE8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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