Legal Opinion
Bielicki v. Terminix International Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 6, 2000No. 98-2349PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
The Terminix International Company, L.P., appeals from a jury verdict awarding punitive damages based on injuries suffered by Vickie Bielicki, Marta Romana, and Cindy Vigil from a Terminix employee’s spraying of a toxic pesticide in their presence. Exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.
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On April 17, 1997, Bielicki, Romana, and Vigil were routinely finishing their duties as private food service workers at the New Mexico State Prison when Marquis Sanchez, a Terminix employee, sprayed a toxic pesticide called Conquer in the kitchen area causing…
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