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Erin Brockovich-Ellis (born June 1960) is a woman who, despite lack of formal education, in 1993 was instrumental in constructing a case against the $30 billion Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), of California, alleging contamination of drinking water with hexavalent chromium in the southern California town of Hinkley . The case was settled in 1996 for $333 million, the largest settlement ever paid in a direct-action lawsuit in U.S. history.

Continuing to work with the lawyer Ed Masry , she went on to participate in other anti-pollution lawsuits. One accuses Whitman Corp. of chromium contamination in Willits, California, and another with 1200 plaintiffs alleges contamination near PG&E's Kettleman Hills plant in Kings County.

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Erin Brockovich is a 2000 movie which dramatizes the story of Erin Brockovich's first fight against PG&E. It was directed by Steven Soderbergh and featured Julia Roberts in the lead role for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. The real Erin Brockovich has a cameo appearance in this film as a waitress named Julia.

The movie was a huge hit and earned over US$100 million–the highest gross for a movie based on a "true story."

Tagline: She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees.

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2000 films Drama films Stephen Soderbergh films

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