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Environmental

Feb. 18, 2011

Attorney Appointed to $1 Billion Fraud Suit

Famed Enron prosecutor John C. Hueston, now with Irell & Manella LLP, will oversee fraud litigation against chemical giant Kerr-McGee Corp.


By Don J. DeBenedictis


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A two-year-old fraud lawsuit seeking up to $1 billion in environmental and other damages from a mining and chemical company got a shot in the arm this week with the appointment of famed Enron prosecutor John C. Hueston to oversee the litigation.


The plaintiff in the sprawling bankruptcy case is a special litigation trust that includes the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the Navajo Nati...

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