Burns charest: communities file class action claiming contamination from telecom giants' toxic lead cables

Franklin, la.--(business wire)--two cities and a southern louisiana parish have filed a proposed class action lawsuit against at&t (nyse:t) and lumen technologies (nyse: lumn), alleging that the companies failed to remove lead-wrapped telecommunications cables that have contaminated soil and groundwater in the region. the litigation filed in state district court on behalf of st. mary parish, the cities of new iberia and franklin, and affected individuals claims that the companies have known.
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