Copyright 2000 The Houston Chronicle Publishing Company
The Houston Chronicle
January 15, 2000, Saturday 3 STAR EDITION
SECTION: A; Pg. 34
LENGTH:
114 words
HEADLINE: Suit now a class action
SOURCE: Houston Chronicle News Services
DATELINE: FORT WORTH
BODY:
FORT WORTH - A state judge has ruled that a lawsuit by two nurses over the
safety of syringes will be tried as a class action. The lawsuit
filed in April 1998 alleges that conventional syringes are hazardous products.
It seeks compensation for health-care workers for the expenses of testing and
counseling after they were accidentally struck by used needles.
State
District Judge Bob McGrath's order classifying the suit as a class action came
Thursday, the same day a similar suit in New York was dismissed. Plaintiffs in
the Tarrant County case are nurses Sue Wang of Houston and Joan Usrey of Fort
Worth.
McGrath did not decide whether the suit's claims have merit.
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