N.Y. Court Denies Reinstatement of Pesticide Exposure Claim Against Velsicol

MINEOLA, N.Y. — A New York trial court has denied a plaintiff’s effort to reinstate pesticide exposure claims against former defendant Velsicol Chemical Corp., saying the motion failed to meet a 3-day deadline mandated by a Stipulation of Discontinuance.

Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Denise Sher, who earlier dismissed five counts as time-barred, ruled June 5 that not only was the motion untimely, but the discontinuance must now be entered with prejudice pursuant to the terms of the December 2012 agreement.

Beverly A. Terrillion brought the action on Dec. 20, 2010, on behalf of herself, her daughter, Jaclyn and her …