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US lawyers aren’t slowing their attacks on big chemical companies

It’s no secret the US is a litigious society, and lawyers that bring compensation cases against big companies are often derided as “ambulance chasers”. But as the FT’s Patrick Temple-West explains, thanks to ongoing courtroom fights with chemical companies, those lawyers are now proving themselves among the best eco-warriors in the US.

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