According to parent company ServiceMaster Global Holdings’ second-quarter 2016 financial press release, there has been update to Terminix’s 2015 fumigation accident in the U.S. Virgin Islands: (For reference, see our March 30 coverage here.) On July 21, 2016, the company entered into a superseding plea agreement in connection with the investigation initiated by the United States […]
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