Defendant In Ethylene Oxide Case Says Request To Amend Complaint Is ‘Prejudicial’

Mealey's (November 8, 2022, 2:27 PM EST) -- AUGUSTA, Ga. — A company that operates a medical equipment sterilization plant has filed a brief in Georgia federal court arguing that it properly dismissed a lawsuit for injuries from exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO) brought against it by local residents, and it contends that the district court should deny the plaintiffs’ attempt to file an amended complaint because “the request to amend is futile, unduly delayed, and prejudicial.”...