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Article

25 Feb 2003

Author:
Gina Keating, Reuters

Erin Brockovich firm to sue over Beverly Hills oil [USA]

...a lawsuit against the city of Beverly Hills and three oil companies for allegedly ignoring cancer-causing toxic gases leaking from oil wells on the Beverly Hills High School grounds. Masry told Reuters the lawsuit would be filed within a month in Los Angeles Superior Court against the city, the school district and Occidental Petroleum Corp., ChevronTexaco Corp. and privately held Venoco...on behalf of more than 80 cancer patients who are former students, teachers or school employees.