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I have a good friend who has been caregiving for her brother, with Parkinson's Disease, while living in Springfield, Missouri and, presently in, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, for most of the time period since he was diagnosed in 2000 (Paraquat exposure occurred on tobacco farm in Connecticut, years earlier). He's now in the latest stages of the disease. I had done some different searches in  reference to Parkinson's and recently noticed a radical uptick in targeted advertising on Facebook, especially, regarding a class=action lawsuit (?) that links the herbicide Paraquat with the development of Parkinson's. I decided to follow up and see what this is all about and whether it is legit, and worth her pursuing. 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