Judge:  Chemical Injury Case May Not Be Amended To Add Claim Under Federal Law

Mealey's (September 30, 2021, 12:37 PM EDT) -- BUFFALO, N.Y. — A federal judge in New York on Sept. 14 denied a cancer victim’s motion to amend his complaint against makers of ortho-toluidine to include another defendant and assert a claim for injunctive relief under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), ruling that he lacked standing because he could not assert a present threat of harm from the chemical in question....