Litigation
Feb. 23, 2016
Judge dismisses much of environmental contamination lawsuit
A mass toxic tort alleging $500 million in damages was gutted after plaintiffs' expert witnesses could not prove causation.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A mass tort alleging environmental contamination beneath low-income housing in Los Angeles was partially dismissed with prejudice last week after six years of litigation.
At its peak, the suit sought $500 million in damages on behalf of more than 1,000 named plaintiffs who claimed illnesses caused by toxins discovered in the soil beneath the Ujima Village Apartments...
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