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Missouri Tannery Sludge Lawsuits Filed by Landowners Near Brain Tumor Cluster

The owners of a St. Joseph, Missouri, tannery are being sued by at least two dozen landowners who say that allegedly toxic sludge the tannery gave to local farmers as fertilizer has damaged their land. The same sludge is suspected in connection to a high number of brain tumors in Missouri near Cameron.

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McCullom Lake Illinois Brain Cancer Lawsuits Filed on Behalf of 30 People

Out of a community of only about 1,000 people, 30 people have filed brain cancer lawsuits against a former chemical company, which allegedly spent decades dumping cancer-causing chemicals into the local groundwater.

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Brain Tumor Misdiagnosis Lawsuit Filed by Arkansas Woman

An Arkansas woman has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a hospital and six doctors after she discovered that a brain tumor was found on an MRI, but she was not told or referred for appropriate follow up treatment.

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Missouri Toxic Tort Lawsuits Filed Over Contamination Near Cameron

Two new toxic tort lawsuits were filed Friday over the spread of potentially cancer-causing sludge on farmland around Cameron, Missouri, a small town which has seen an unusually high number of brain tumors develop among residents in recent years.

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Defendant Ordered to Preserve Docs in Cameron Brain Tumor Lawsuit

Days after a lawsuit was filed against a tannery that allegedly provided waste sludge containing dangerous chemicals to local farmers for use as fertilizer, a judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the current owner of the company from destroying thousands of documents. The complaint indicates that the toxic sludge may have caused [...]

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Lawsuit Alleges Cameron Missouri Brain Tumors Linked to Fertilizer

According to a lawsuit filed last week over brain tumors that have surfaced in recent years among residents of Cameron, Missouri, contaminated sludge provided by a tannery to local farmers for use as an agriculture fertilizer is allegedly to blame for the tumor cluster.

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Cameron Missouri Class Action Lawsuits Filed for Cluster of Brain Tumors

Class action lawsuits have been filed on behalf of residents of Cameron, Missouri, a small town that has seen a cluster of brain tumors develop among residents and their children.