VIDOJ REACHES $3 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN METHYL BROMIDE POISONING OF TOURISTS IN ST. JOHN

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Attorney General Denise George said Thursday that a $3M settlement had been reached with the Terminix pest control company.

The settlement stems from a 2017 lawsuit the Attorney General’s Office filed against Terminix after a family of four vacationing at the Sirenusa Resort on St. John in March 2015 became seriously ill when the unit below them was fumigated.

The lawsuit alleged that Terminix violated Virgin Islands laws by unsafely and deceptively using methyl bromide in numerous residences across the Virgin Islands. Methyl bromide is a highly toxic pesticide banned for residential use.