Former Environmental Protection Agency head Christine Todd Whitman can be sued in her personal capacity for telling the citizens of New York City that it was safe to return downtown in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Southern District Judge Deborah Batts ruled Thursday that Whitman is not entitled to qualified immunity for her comments indicating the air was safe to breathe, including a Sept. 13, 2001, press release in which Whitman said the “EPA is greatly relieved to have learned that there appears to be no significant levels of asbestos dust in the air in New York City.”
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
