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Two Lawsuits Target Bayer Institute Plant

Two Institute-area residents on Wednesday sued Bayer CropScience, alleging repeated leaks and other accidents at the company's sprawling chemical plant made them sick and put them at risk of future illnesses.

Sue Davis and Donna Willis seek monetary damages, future medical monitoring and a federal court order barring Bayer from making "inherently unsafe" chemicals "in close proximity" to the community.

Tom Dover, a Bayer spokesman, said the company was aware of the suits and does not comment on pending litigation, adding, "but we believe these cases are without merit."

The suits come two weeks after Chief U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin threw out a case filed by Institute resident Warne Ferguson. The judge said Ferguson had missed the two-year deadline for filing a wrongful death suit alleging Bayer's pollution caused the October 2008 death of his wife, Gail Marie Ferguson.

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