"Erin Brockovich became famous in 1993 when she helped residents of Hinkley, California, to claim a record-breaking $333m settlement from Pacific Gas and Electric after groundwater was contaminated. She had no legal training."
http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/feb/28/erin-brokovich-jury-out-details
“After nearly four years in arbitration, the Hinkley case was settled behind closed doors for $333 million - the largest direct-action lawsuit in U.S. history. The underdog, dyslexic girl from Kansas, who doubted she would amount to much in life, had brought a multi-billion-dollar corporation to its knees.”
http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/erin-brockovich.html
“It would be difficult to imagine a more damning assessment of Erin Brokovich’s crusade in Hinkley, a crusade for which she was handsomely rewarded. Brokovich got a $2.5 million (more than £1.5 million) bonus for her work.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1343559/Was-Erin-Brockovich-single-mother-claimed-towns-water-poisoned-wrong.html#ixzz2i0LhPM6S
I personally believe that the company PG&E, being as it made so much at the time, should have paid more to compensate the families and help pay for relocation and hospital bills for the rest of their life. It was their mistake, and their job to fix their mistake.
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