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Committee advances SB 266 setting pleading standards for ethylene oxide claims, sponsors say it preserves valid suits
Summary
SB 266 would require greater specificity in complaints alleging harm from ethylene oxide exposure while retaining plaintiffs' ability to sue; supporters cited the chemical's medical necessity and said the measure aims to deter frivolous litigation without creating blanket immunity.
Senator Culmer presented Senate Bill 266, ethylene oxide litigation amendments, which would require complaints alleging injury from ethylene oxide exposure to include more specific factual detail about alleged exposure pathways and damages. The senator and supporters said ethylene oxide is widely used in medical-device sterilization and certain…
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