For the record, the plaintiffs in this case first sued 13 years ago.
It also limited the places in which plaintiffs could sue.
The plaintiff then sued another member of the committee for the balance.
Further, some 1,500 plaintiffs are also suing the state itself, which has said the region's cancer rates were normal.
This is significant because the plaintiffs were suing the wrong defendant.
Before, plaintiffs could sue only for lost wages, making it difficult to get lawyers to take up their cause.
Federal law requires plaintiffs to sue within three years of the time the reported fraud is committed.
After a few weeks other problems appeared and the plaintiff sued for the cost of repairing them.
A plaintiff may sue one or all of them.
As each year passes, fewer plaintiffs can sue for damages.