Father sues utility in lead poisoning case
March 2, 2009 by Personal Liberty News Desk
A father of twins has filed a lawsuit against the Washington DC Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) accusing it of providing lead-tainted water that resulted in developmental problems in his children.
In the suit, filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, John Parkhurst of Capitol Hill is demanding $200 million in damages for the alleged poisoning.
It has left his 8-year-old twins suffering from a range of behavioral problems which adversely impact their attention, learning and executive functioning. The estimated costs of their therapy and medication are currently in the range of $30,000 to $40,000 a year.
According to the complaint, one independent expert has investigated the water contamination and WASA’s efforts to withhold the information from its customers and has called it perhaps "the largest environmental crime in U.S. history."
The lawsuit in Washington comes shortly after researchers identified a cluster of a rare blood cancer, called polycythemia vera, in the Tamaqua area of Pennsylvania and have found a potential link between the disease and environmental pollution.
The doctors confirmed that a large number of their patients live within close proximity to areas containing hazardous waste materials coming from waste-coal power plants and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Superfund sites.
I am tired of of listening to our talk show hosts complaining about Obama. Its time for the American People to stand up and demand a third party. Currently we have a one party system run by elected individuals who can’t get a job.
America First. Our new party. We need leaders and motivators to get the ball rolling. People like Limbaugh, Hannity,The Factor, and Michael Savage who have large audiences could be the beginning.
Now is the time!!!!
Wow! A doctor that will help the people in the USA. This is a first. Most doctors just go by the paycheck, make no waves about what is really going on.