Company Settles Claim Arising From Use Of Pesticides

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According to the Miami Herald, a producer of pesticides has agreed to a product liability settlement with a Florida couple whose child, now three-years-old, was born without limbs.

The couple brought the case against Ag-Mart, a produce company based out of Plant City, Florida alleging that the child’s birth defect was contributed to by dangerous pesticide exposure during the parents’ employment at Ag-Mart.

The couple worked in the tomato fields of Ag-Mart Produce at the time of their employment. Allegedly, Francisca Herrera received exposure to six different pesticides that later affected the birth of her child. Herrera’s son, whom she had with Abraham Candelario, is said to have special needs which require provision for, for the remainder of his life. The amount the settlement was worth was undisclosed, but according to the couple’s attorney, all needs will be provided for.