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Judge Dismisses $750M Fort Detrick Pollution Lawsuit

A federal judge has dismissed a $750 million class-action lawsuit alleging the Army’s reckless handling of chemical and biological toxins caused death and illness among people living near Fort Detrick in Frederick. The Frederick News-Post (http://bit.ly/2buYcdz ) reports that U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake filed the dismissal notice Thursday in Baltimore.