Residents: Claims Against Smelter Operator Should Be Combined Into 1 Case

OKLAHOMA CITY - A group of Oklahoma residents on April 25 filed a brief in Oklahoma federal court arguing that a district court's "way forward" of joining all claims against a zinc smelter related to groundwater contamination into a single trial "is the most elegant and thoughtful way to conduct an efficient and just trial" (Helen Briggs, et al. v. Freeport McMoran Copper& Gold Inc., No. 13-1157, W.D. Okla.).
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