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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 30 > Class-action status for trailers rejected

Class-action status for trailers rejected


December 30, 2008

NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge on Monday refused to grant class-action status to lawsuits claiming that thousands of Gulf Coast hurricane victims were exposed to potentially toxic fumes while living in government-issued trailers.

U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt ruled that a batch of....

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