Legal Opinion
Fannie Ball (02-6289) Stephen Heiser (02-6311) v. Union Carbide Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 15, 2004No. 02-6289, 02-6311PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BARZILAY, Judge.
This is a consolidated case. The Heiser Plaintiffs are individuals who live or have lived in or near Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and who allegedly have cancer or have an increased risk of acquiring cancer or other diseases. The Ball Plaintiffs are African-Americans who live or have lived in a community known as Scarboro in Oak Ridge. Plaintiffs claim that they have been harmed through exposure to radioactive and other toxic substances over the period when nuclear weapons were manufactured in Oak Ridge. Defendants are private contractors of the United States government that operate…
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