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City Of Fort Lauderdale Ends Decade Long Battle With $18M

City Of Fort Lauderdale Ends Decade Long Battle With $18M

City Of Fort Lauderdale Ends Decade Long Battle With $18M

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The City of Fort Lauderdale has agreed to settle a lawsuit for $18 million over an old incinerator that residents claimed was making them sick. An attorney filed a lawsuit on behalf of 182 named plaintiffs. The lawsuit alleged that the residents of the city's historic Durrs neighborhood were getting ill by the ash that came from an old city run incinerator. The incinerator was at a facility near Lincoln Park off Sistrunk Blvd, which was later torn down, and turned into a recycling station.The diseases included cancer, as well as several other reproductive and breathing issues, according to the attorney. The diseases included cancer, as well as several other reproductive and breathing issues, according to the attorney. The city commissioners voted unanimously to approve the settlement and end a 13-year-long legal battle.
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