Weitz & Luxenberg and Erin Brockovich Host Meeting in Pompton Lakes, NJ

To discuss PCE and TCE contamination from former DuPont Plant
NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Weitz & Luxenberg P.C.:

WHO:Weitz & Luxenberg and Erin Brockovich

WHAT: The firm invites residents to attend a special meeting with Ms. Brockovich
and our environmental lawyers.

WHEN: Thursday April 23, 7 p.m.

WHERE: Pompton Lakes High School Auditorium, 44 Lakeside Avenue, Pompton Lakes,
NJ 07442

BACKGROUND:

Weitz & Luxenberg PC (weitzlux.com) would like to alert the public to a candid
community meeting that took place with Walter Mugdan, a director with the
Environmental Protection Agency, and that covered the environmental damage and
health concerns wrought by a former explosives manufacturing plant in the Upper
Ringwood neighborhood in New Jersey. As reported by the The Record newspaper on
March 27, 2009, Mugdan admitted, "We blew it . . . we thought we did a good job
and had a good cleanup, but we didn`t."

Reportedly, Pompton Lakes Councilman Edward Meakem was at that very meeting in
support of the Upper Ringwood residents. In fact, Meakem`s own hometown is now
contending with a similar problem. "It`s the same thing over all the country,"
he said, according to the Record. "These corporations leave pollution behind and
no one is making sure they are cleaning it up."

As with the contamination in Ringwood, indoor air sampling tests taken in
Pompton Lakes reveal vapors from Tetrachloroethene (PCE), used often in the
textile industry and as a component of aerosol dry-cleaning products, and
Tricholorethene (TCE), used as a solvent for cleaning metal parts, are rising
from the ground into nearly 400 homes. The pollution originated from DuPont`s
former explosives manufacturing plant that operated in the borough for 92 years.

"Innocent families of Pompton Lakes are now contending with industrial vapor
intrusion in their own homes and many residents fear they have become sick from
the contamination," said Robin Greenwald, head of the Environmental Toxic Torts
Unit at Weitz & Luxenberg. She added, "The people in the community need and
deserve to have their voices heard, and right now DuPont and the agencies
responsible for policing pollution aren't listening." The firm, along with famed
environmental advocate Erin Brockovich, will be available next week in Pompton
Lakes to let families know there is recourse for corporate dumping in their
neighborhoods.

"There are more companies mishandling toxic chemicals than any of us would like
to consider, with little regard for the long term implications," said
Brockovich. She added, "And the risks of vapors entering into peoples homes,
where children play and where families sleep and eat, as is happening to Pompton
Lakes residents, is a growing concern around the nation. I look forward to
meeting the community members and hearing their concerns."

People who have been harmed by PCE, TCE or any other pollutant may contact us
for a free environmental lawsuit review via our website, www.weitzlux.com

About Weitz & Luxenberg P.C.

Weitz & Luxenberg, founded in 1986, is one of the leading plaintiffs' litigation
law firms in America. The firm has played leading roles in national and local
litigations involving asbestos-related lung cancer and mesothelioma, as well as
asbestos cancer cases in Canada, defective medicines and medical devices such as
Heparin, Digitek, Gadolinium MRI contrast dye, morphine sulfate, Zimmer Durom
Hip replacements, Raptiva and Stryker hip implants, some cochlear implants and
general negligence and medical malpractice, among others. A forerunner in the
legal fight against polluters, Weitz & Luxenberg has worked with clients harmed
by the TVA coal ash sludge, MTBE, and PERC/PCE in float-sink preps.

Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C.
Client Relations, 1-800-476-6070
clientrelations@weitzlux.com
www.weitzlux.com

Copyright Business Wire 2009