College workers stricken with cancer should seek remedy through the workers’ compensation system, and injured students can bring negligence lawsuits, not claims that their constitutional rights have been violated, attorneys for North Carolina State University said in asking a court to dismiss a high-profile lawsuit brought over hazardous chemicals in a campus building.
“Plaintiffs’ alleged injuries sound in negligence and workers’ compensation, not in violations of constitutional rights,” reads the motion to dismiss, filed in Wake County Superior Court.
One man and 10 women who developed breast cancer while studying or working at NCSU’s Poe Hall filed suit in January, arguing that the university had sundered protections provided by the state constitution, including a right to bodily integrity; a right to enjoy fruits of their labor; a right to life and happiness; and a right to a safe learning environment, according to court documents…