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Law Practice

Oct. 24, 2008

Plaintiffs Settle Klamath Dam Claims

Plaintiffs seeking damages over the operation of several dams on the Klamath River agreed Wednesday to settle their claims, but the long-running fight over whether the dams should remain on the river is far from over.

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Plaintiffs seeking damages over the operation of several dams on the Klamath River agreed Wednesday to settle their claims, but the long-running fight over whether the dams should remain on the river is far from over.

Members of Indian tribes, a commercial fisherman and others in the suit claimed that the dams cause toxic algae blooms on the river that kill fish and harm the local economy. ...

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