fear of cancer from P&P dioxin

[ttweed@wildrockies.org (Tony Tweedale)]

I believe someone  on P&P list, a good while ago, mentioned this (unless it
was on dioxin-l), but here are a few more details, for those who haven't
heard it.

2 of 5 plaintiffs against IP survived a dismissal ruling (because of their
elevated dioxin body burdens, 9.8 ppt & 29 ppt (TEq, presumably)) from a
Mississippi *federal* judge that they suffered (illness?) or had a
reasonable fear of developing illness from IP's mill releasing dioxins.
Donald E Evans, the 29 ppt plaintiff (the other, Eliza Finklea, lived near
the mill) said he had regularly eaten fish from the river, by the mill.
Punitive damages were disallowed as IP 'acted to reduce its dioxin levels
in its discharges as soon as it became aware of the hazards noted in the
scientific literature' (ie its harm was not knowing or intentional, I
guess).

see BNA's _Toxics Law Reporter_ 9(46):1281 ('95), 'Fed. Judge Allows
Fear-of-Cancer Claims...'
King v. Int'l Paper Co., DC S Miss No 1:92cv505GR, 5 April '95.

anyone know the final disposition of this suit?  Which mill?