Homeowners Have Tort Claims for Pesticide Use 
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Published: March 9, 2011
Tags: Justice Lawrence L. Koontz Jr., Negligence, Supreme Court of Virginia
Homeowners who allege a pest control company and its unlicensed technician caused them personal injury and economic harm by applying a pesticide not meant for residential use, can sue for negligence and negligence per se, but not for willful and wanton conduct, the Supreme Court says.
In 2008, the couple each filed individual complaints against the ...
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