In 2003, 12 former students at Beverly Hills High sued a collection of oil companies, claiming that drilling on campus had caused cancer and other diseases.

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James Comisar, who has a 5, 000-piece collection of film and TV memorabilia in Beverly Hills, recently spotted a box of Lassie memorabilia--including two milk bones and a whistle--on Ebay.

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And there are two examples of the Beverly Hills version of minimalls, albeit more insular and attractive: the Rodeo Collection, 421 N.

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During those millennia of isolation this 90 square miles of grassy hills dotted with termite mounds and surrounded by coral reefs has evolved a collection of critters found nowhere else on Earth.

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To that end, the Dorchester Collection of posh hotels (the Dorchester in London and the Beverly Hills Hotel, among them) has put together an appealingly indulgent spin on the landmark day.

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