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Judge could combine W.Va. cases against DuPont

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A judge is considering whether to consolidate 15 personal injury lawsuits from families blaming cancer and lesser ailments on long-term toxic exposure to a former DuPont Co. zinc-smelting plant.

Harrison County Circuit Judge Thomas Bedell has scheduled a hearing for Jan. 12, 2011, in Clarksburg.

Earlier this month, a federal judge moved the case back to state court.

The plaintiffs have already won a class-action lawsuit over pollution from the former plant in Spelter.

The personal-injury cases seek damages for dozens of maladies they believe were caused by exposure to arsenic, cadmium, lead and other toxins.

Rebecca Morlock and her fellow plaintiffs also want damages for pain and suffering, lost wages, and medical testing and treatment.

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