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Hospital Sued For Intentionally Exposing Black Kids to Lead Poisoning
Posted on Friday, September 16, 2011 by Om Loemod
A class action lawsuit was filed Thursday against Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, accusing it of knowingly exposing poor, black children as young as 1 year old to lead poisoning in the 1990s as part of a study exploring the hazards of lead paint. Lawyers for the plaintiffs say that more than 100 children were endangered by high levels of lead dust in their homes despite assurances from
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