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Environmental

Aug. 21, 2012

Plaintiffs' attorneys targeting companies over obscure chemical

Plaintiffs' attorneys are zeroing in on an obscure cancer-causing chemical that has contaminated hundreds of drinking water sources around the state to hit major companies with a growing number of lawsuits.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Plaintiffs' attorneys are zeroing in on an obscure cancer-causing chemical that has contaminated hundreds of drinking water sources around the state to hit major companies with a growing number of lawsuits.


The complaints, filed on behalf of cities and municipal water suppliers against companies such as Dow Agrosciences LLC and Shell Oil Co., claim defendants turned a blind eye to the harm of TCP, ...

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