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Monthly Archives: November 2010
New York Post – Poison playtime
BILLIONAIRE IRA RENNERT MAY FACE LAWSUIT OVER LEAD-POISONED CHILDREN IN LA OROYA, PERU By CHUCK BENNETT November 22, 2010 Billionaire industrialist Ira Rennert may have a legal problem big enough to match his East End house, say lawyers preparing a …
Doe Run Smelting Plant Pollution in La Oroya, Peru
The La Oroya Metallurgical Complex, a smelting plant located in La Oroya, Peru and owned by St. Louis, Missouri-based Doe Run Resources Corporation, has been blamed for poisoning hundreds of children. The massive smelting plant, which processes copper, lead …
The La Oroya Catastrophe
Built in 1922, the massive Doe Run smelting plant became the main employer in La Oroya, Peru. From 1974 to 1997, Doe Run was owed by the government of Peru through the state-owned entity Centromin. When Doe Run acquired the …
Ira Rennert, Doe Run and Renco Group
Ira Rennert, the billionaire who owns a 95 percent stake in the Renco Group, is currently the 144th richest man in the world. The Renco Group’s principal subsidiaries are the only primary magnesium producer in the United States, US Magnesium …
Legal Help for Victims of Doe Run
Doe Run and the Renco Group must be held accountable for the environmental catastrophe that has caused so much misery in La Oroya, Peru. The Missouri court’s 2010 decision to allow La Oroya residents to pursue claims in that venue …
Fear and Loathing in Peru
By Jay L. T. Breakstone While most people think of a lawyer’s day as being spent in nothing more dangerous than an over-stuffed office chair, sometimes defending the rights of clients can put a lawyer in harm’s way. I’ve just …
American Boy Scouts
By Jay L. T. Breakstone Americans, as a people, are very innocent. After all, we’re really like children on the world scene. We’ve only been around since 1776, while most of the rest of the world has cultures that are …
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Walking the Walk with the Man of God
By Jay L. T. Breakstone As I wait to hear that our team of lawyers in La Oroya are safely out of the Andes and sitting comfortably in Lima, I’m reviewing some of the hourly emails and Blackberry messages that …