Opinion ID: 3009922
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: The Elliott Plaintiffs

Text: The Elliott plaintiffs include soccer player Todd Elliott and his younger sister, Tracey Elliott, as well as their parents. Todd played soccer at the Park and Tracey, while attending practices and games at the Park, skipped stones in a stagnant creek near the field, sat on the grass and ate food, crawled and ran on the field and walked through a mud-filled gully near the parking area. The Elliotts allege that as a result of Todd's and Tracey's exposure to contaminants at the Park, Tracey is suffering from acute lymphocytic leukemia and Todd suffers from enlarged lymph nodes and an increased risk of cancer.5 5 . The Elliotts are also plaintiffs in an action against the Three Mile Island nuclear plant and allege their illnesses were caused by its release of radiation in March of 1978. See Brinser v. Metropolitan Edison Co., No. 481-S-88 (Pa. Commw. Ct. filed Feb. 1988).