I am highly allergic to perfumes, scented candles, wood and leaf burning smoke, and other strong fragrances. My nasal passages swell; my throat closes; the drainage starts, and I inevitably get bronchitis (and have gotten pneumonia twice). So I can’t be around anyone wearing strong perfume. However I too would never consider suing as that just never crosses my mind either. But then again, if I had to work next to someone who was always causing my sickness, I don’t really know what I’d do. I am a teacher, and I do make it a classroom rule that no perfumes, body sprays, or lotions can be put on before or during my class. If they have it on, they have to wash it off or sit out in the hallway.
It’s tough, because I can suffer in an elevator! I’ve learned how to hold my breath though.