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Women Suffered Miscarriages After Moving Into Homes With Formaldehyde Joists
DENVER (CBS4) - Hundreds of Colorado families are taking legal action against the company responsible for exposing many of them to high levels of formaldehyde. Now, two women claim they suffered miscarriages shortly after moving into the homes. Weyerhauser floor joists covered in special fire retardant were recalled in July for the release of that known carcinogen.
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Colorado families sue over floor joists off-gassing formaldehyde fumes
A toxin painted onto floor joists of new homes in Colorado is at the center of a lawsuit filed last week in Weld District Court. A Denver attorney, on behalf of two Firestone families, sued Seattle-based Weyerhaeuser Company for distributing floor joists coated with a formaldehyde-based resin.
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Lawsuits Filed Over Formaldehyde Joists In New Home Construction
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – The lawsuits are starting to flow from new homebuyers over a problem with a potentially dangerous chemical that was intended as a safety measure in the houses. A formula was changed in fire retardant placed on joists that support the floor manufactured by Weyerhaeuser, which now contains formaldehyde.
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Toxic floor joists at center of Weld County lawsuit
A toxin painted onto floor joists of new homes in Colorado is at the center of a lawsuit filed last week in Weld District Court. A Denver attorney, on behalf of two Firestone families, filed a lawsuit against Seattle-based Weyerhaeuser Company for distributing floor joists coated with a formaldehyde-based resin.
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