Forget It, Jake, It's Vernon: Judge Sees 'Chinatown' In Trial

By Craig Clough ( August 1, 2023, 11:49 PM EDT) -- A California federal judge on Tuesday lamented the bureaucratic mess before the court at the start of a bench trial's third phase over a Superfund battery recycling plant in the city of Vernon, wondering if someone one day will write a book similar to the film "Chinatown" on the case....

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