Go and watch the film "Erin Brockovich". It's (in my, and many people's opinion) a good film, and people involved say it's fairly accurate. To me it shows what

Go and watch the film "Erin Brockovich". It's (in my, and many people's opinion) a good film, and people involved say it's fairly accurate. To me it shows what class actions are for -- a serious pollution incident which effected many people, but required a huge court case against a huge company to deal with. Many people recieved 6 figure sums, enough to move away and pay for medical care. It isn't a prefect story -- PG&E should have arguably paid even more, given the fact they basically poisoned an entire town, and knew about it for years.