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Environmental

Sep. 23, 2015

Judge poised to toss $500M toxic tort case

The plaintiffs' expert witness testimony doesn't hold water in case where residents of a LA County-owned public housing development accused government officials and Exxon Mobil of failing to protect them from dangerous chemicals.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A Los Angeles County judge has signaled she will gut a toxic tort case in which residents
of a Los Angeles County-owned public housing development accused government officials
and oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. of failing to protect them from dangerous chemicals
in the ground.


The plaintiffs' expert witness testimon...

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