ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A Lehigh County judge has thrown out a lawsuit against medical supply manufacturer B. Braun, ruling it did not meet the standard to bring a class action suit.
Mourad Abdelaziz of Hanover Township, Lehigh County, filed a lawsuit in 2020 arguing that the company’s facility at 901 Marcon Blvd. emits dangerous levels of Ethylene Oxide, or EtO, a powerful disinfectant used to sterilize medical equipment.
Abdelaziz’s suit alleges that B. Braun failed to follow best practices for handling EtO and preventing its release, knowingly exposing its neighbors to the chemical and raising their cancer risk…