Verizon Promises NY to Do More to Prevent Disease
Verizon will act to prevent Legionnaire’s disease, under an agreement with New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) announced Thursday. A 2019 investigation “found that since 2017, there were at least 225 alleged violations of city and state laws at…
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45 of Verizon’s cooling tower locations throughout the state, with the company failing to conduct testing, address positive test results, and clean and inspect the cooling towers by required deadlines,” said the AG office: Under the New York pact, Verizon will adopt official policies and procedures and pay a $118,000 penalty. While Verizon doesn't admit to wrongdoing, "the settlement avoids protracted litigation and is in the best interest of all involved,” a spokesperson said.