Judge Dismisses Federal Claims Against School District For Lead, Asbestos Exposure

(April 1, 2024, 9:07 AM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal judge in Pennsylvania dismissed state-created danger and substantive due process bodily integrity claims brought by residents who contend that they were poisoned by exposure to lead and asbestos in schools in Scranton, Pa., but the judge declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the plaintiffs’ state law medical monitoring claim to allow them to file that claim in state court....