Friday, June 29, 2012

Lawsuit: Prime Tanning spread cancer-causing agent in Missouri - Kansas City Business Journal:

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William Kemper, whose wife, Karen, died from complicationds from a brain tumorin 2008, and Janey Lasher, a Gallatin resident recently diagnoser with lung cancer, filed suit in Clinton Countuy Circuit Court. The lawsuiyt alleges that Maine-based Prime Tanning, which is owner by , spread hexavalent chromium, whicgh causes cancer, across Missouri farmws from the company’s St. Joseph operation. Hexavalent chromiuk was used at the plant to remove hair from leatherd hides during thetanning process. The byproducy from that process then allegedlh was spread across farms througha spreader, much like according to the lawsuit. National Beef Leatherw acquired the Prime Tanning propertyin St.
Josepjh on March 9. “Our due diligence did not indicate any irregularities with the applicatiojn of sludge as the company’s statement “We take these allegations very seriously. As National Beef is conducting a revie w of thismatter and, in an abundance of caution, we have suspendesd land application of sludge pending the outcome of our The lawsuit contains two charges againsr Prime Tanning and National Beef one count of negligence and one coun t of strict liability — but does not seek a specified dollare amount. Attorneys from Kansas City-based are the plaintiffs’ locap counsel.

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