RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The legal battle surrounding Poe Hall’s contamination and its fallout continues, as new court documents in the lawsuit against North Carolina State University show the school is trying to get the case dropped.
New court documents filed by NC State show the university is trying the get the case dismissed on the grounds that the claims made by former students, their families and other in the lawsuit, did not meet the definition of “constitutional violations”.
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The students, families, and staff assert NC State violated several of their constitutional rights by infringing on their right to bodily integrity, enjoyment of fruits of their own labor, their right to life and the pursuit of happiness, and their right to a safe learning environment.
“Plaintiffs’ alleged injuries sound in negligence and workers’ compensation, not in violations of constitutional rights, and, according to the Amended Complaint, the alleged source of this injury is NC State’s alleged failure to warn and protect plaintiffs from exposure to contamination,” the motion to dismiss states…