Litigation
Feb. 8, 2011
Lawyers Prepare Birth Defects Suits
Lawyers are preparing to file lawsuits connected to a cluster of birth defects in Kettleman City that they blame on a hazardous waste dump and contaminants in public water.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
KETTLEMAN CITY - In recent months, high-powered trial lawyers have arrived in this Central Valley town, population 1,500, prompted by the unusually high number of birth defect cases here.
They have held town hall meetings, sought clients and are preparing to file lawsuits on behalf of the parents of 11 children born with birth defects over a two-and-a-half-year period.
And they are undeterred...
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