Cases in point:
NY City now illegal to cook with trans-fat
Westchester Co. NY now illegal to smoke outside area of restaurant. Also
illegal to smoke in a car registered to a business.
Was only a matter of time that my argument years ago on this very newsgroup,
that perfumes are horrible and claimed unhealthy to many would be a future
avenue of litigation and eventual banning. Oh I also predicted that fat
people would be having some problems down the road since their a far larger
medical expense to society. Anyone here any persistent propaganda about
obesity in the news lately.
By Associated Press
A Detroit city employee who says she can't work because a co-worker's
perfume is too strong is suing the city. Susan McBride has filed suit under
the Americans with Disabilities Act. She seeks a ban on scents in the
planning department, where she works. The city has declined comment.
McBride has worked in the planning department since 2000 but says her
problems started a year ago when the co-worker transferred into her
department. In addition to wearing a strong perfume, the co-worker plugged
in a scented room deodorizer. The lawsuit says McBride had to go home sick.
The co-worker later agreed to stop using the deodorizer but has kept using
perfume.
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By David Shepardson / The Detroit News
DETROIT -- A former top-ranked radio host, who claims she was sickened by a
colleague's use of a perfume described as "romantic, sensual, emotional,"
won $10.6 million in a federal court lawsuit Monday.
Erin Weber, who was on the air at WYCD-FM (99.5), contends in her suit that
she was fired in 2001 after she complained about being exposed to Tresor
perfume, which sells for $45.50 a bottle and is described by Lancome as a
combination of ingredients such as rose and lilac. She said she was sickened
by the fumes, a condition that began when a co-worker exposed her to spilled
nail-polish remover in the country music station's Southfield studio.
The perfume was worn, her suit said, by another radio personality, Linda
Lee, whose legal surname is Bullock.
"I'm thankful that the jury took so much time to come to the right
conclusion," Weber, 43, of Cleveland, said after the verdict. "It's a great
day."
The verdict awarded her $7 million in punitive damages, $2 million in mental
anguish and emotional distress and $1.6 million for past and future
compensation after a six-woman jury in U.S. District Court in Detroit spent
eight days deliberating.
AND THEN THEY CAME FOR ME
"Surfer E2468" wrote in message
news:22376-469143B3-60@storefull-3353.bay.webtv.net...
> Respect everyone's right to smoke if they choose to,on a ship they
> should have designated area's for smokers, no problem,but here in jersey
> they are trying to pass a law where you cannot even smoke in your own
> car. I feel this is taking away some of our freedom,although to be
> honest jersey is great for PASSING laws,but never enforce them.Such as
> using a cell phone while driving.
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> cruise lover>
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