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Duncan Grant

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Wed Apr-22-09 06:34 PM
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11. Brockovich helps with lawsuit blaming tannery for Cameron brain tumors

The investigation into the cause of brain tumors near Cameron, Mo., took a new twist today when a lawsuit filed with the assistance of noted environmental activist Erin Brockovich accused a tannery of being at fault.

Sludge from Prime Tanning Corp., in St. Joseph contains high levels of hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen, the lawsuit filed in Clinton County alleged.

For years, farmers in at least four counties in northwest Missouri have gotten the sludge for free to use as an agriculture fertilizer for their crops, according to the lawsuit.

The lawsuit was filed in Cameron in the Clinton County Circuit Court this morning by the Kansas City law firm of Wagstaff & Cartmell with the assistance of Thomas V. Girardi of Los Angeles, who was made famous by the Oscar-winning movie “Erin Brockovich.” Girardi is a partner in the law firm Girardi Keese.

More at The Kansas City Star.

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