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The families sued the likely polluters, leading to a federal trial that was featured in jonathan harrs riveting book a civil action. Both beatrice foods and grace chemical, as is the case with any large corporation, have premier law firms to represent them in any civil or criminal action. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. He is a former staff writer at new england monthly and has written for the new yorker and the new york times magazine.
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