Erin Brockovich

["D. Kosloff" <dkosloff@ncweb.com>]

According to Slate e-magazine, the Wall Stree Journal op-ed page for 3-28-00
carried a column arguing that although Erin Brockovich is an enjoyable
movie, the real woman wasn't much of a scientist. The problem is, argues the
author, Michael Fumento, that Chromium 6, the suspected toxin in the case,
could not have caused the wide range of symptoms described, if for no other
reason than that it's a carcinogen only when inhaled. So its mere presence
the town water supply is not dispositive. According to the piece, PG&E
settled the case for $333 million not because of the evidence against it,
but because of the possibility that in facing the high-powered trial
attorney hired by the plaintiffs, the utility could have lost a great deal
more.

Don Kosloff dkosloff@ncweb.com
2910 Main St, Perry OH 44081
440 289 5371

It's not about dolts,
It's about thrust.

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