recently,A piece of news about “Chinese students suing American universities for US$100 million” attracted attention. It is reported that the Chinese student Wei Linglong studied for a master's degree in horticulture at Michigan State University from 2008 to 2011, and it was this university that sued.
The woman said that while she was conducting field research as a student research assistant,Without proper training or protective equipment, he was required to spray harmful pesticides and herbicides in dangerous doses, including paraquat, glyphosate, and oxyfluorfen, and was exposed to dangerous pesticides for more than 7,000 hours in total..
She began to have difficulty breathing in 2010, but the school health center told her it was caused by anxiety, and her instructor assured her that these chemicals were "safe." She continued to work out of fear and trust in her instructor.
On June 26 last year, she was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer and underwent a series of treatments, including thyroidectomy.
Although the condition is in remission, it has left permanent scars and faces problems such as hormone imbalance, possible infertility, and risk of recurrence. She will also need to take lifelong medication and battle depression.
In an effort to get her case, she sued multiple institutions, including MSU, its Board of Trustees, the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Department of Horticulture, and the Office of International Students and Scholars.
The lawsuit documents detailed Wei Linglong’s losses.Including medical expenses that have been incurred and will be incurred in the future, lost wages, nursing expenses, housework service expenses, mileage expenses, and compensation for pain and mental suffering, etc., totaling approximately US$100 million..
