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| Web URL(s): | https://gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/?file=/2000s/2002/020720.pdf
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| Publication Type:
| Professional |
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| Author(s): | Veron, J. Michael |
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| Author Affiliation: | Trial Lawyer, Lake Charles, Louisiana, and USGA Sectional Affairs Committee Member |
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| Title: | A neighbor says your chemicals make him sick... What to do?: You can be prepared for the toxic tort |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 40, No. 4, July/August 2002, p. 20. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf courses; Liability; Litigation; Pesticide use; Pesticide safety; Health; Public relations; Golf courses in the community
USGA Green Section Keywords: Environmental Issues: Pesticides; Superintendent Issues
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| Abstract/Contents: | Gives advice on dealing with legal threats from neighbors over pesticide use on golf courses. Explains that "you've just been presented with what lawyers refer to as a toxic tort claim, which means a claim made by someone who alleges he was injured by exposure to a poison (i.e., toxin). As a trial lawyer who spent a number of years defending toxic tort cases, I can tell you that your first line of defense is to separate fact from fiction and to eliminate the hysteria that often accompanies such claims...It is important to document whether the person claiming to be injured is really sick and, if so, what is the real cause of his or her illness." Recommends gathering medical records, determining whether the chemicals used can actually cause the described symptoms, documenting chemical use in great detail, and notifying the management about the complaint. States that "maintaining complete pesticide records and having this information at hand will be most helpful to resolving any toxic tort claim on the basis of the facts rather than emotion." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Veron, J. M. 2002. A neighbor says your chemicals make him sick... What to do?: You can be prepared for the toxic tort. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 40(4):p. 20. |
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