Terry L2010-02-152010-02-151999 Sep 1http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/2374118-Reports that a Houston, Texas court has ruled to exclude an overwhelming majority of the plaintiffs from class-action nuisance lawsuits filed against five chemical companies along the Houston Ship Channel. Reasons the court ruling has excluded citizens from the lawsuit who have lived in the area for more than two years according to State District Judge Scott Brister; Steps Attorney Thomas Pearson, who filed the suit, plans to takeBRISTER,ScottCHEMICAL industryCLASS actions (Civil procedure)HOUSTON (Tex.)JUDGMENTSPEARSON,ThomasTEXASGEN