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Vol. 24, Nos. 1 - 41, pp. 1-1210 Jan. 1 -- Oct. 15, 2009 A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
HAITI
Glycerin, diethylene glycol-tainted fever medicine, Haitians may not sue Dutch distributor in Fla. (Fla. Dist. Ct.), 871
Drain cleaner, noxious fumes and bleeding, duty to indemnify under pollution exclusion clause certified to state (9th Cir.), 876
Asbestos, abandonment of boiler in sale of building, buyer appeals disposal ruling (U.S., rev sought), 344
Burn pits and illnesses, Iraq and Afghanistan veterans sue Halliburton and KBR (N.D. Okla.), 893; Senate committee probes hexavalent chromium and sodium dichromate exposure, 940 Chemical Assessment and Management Program (ChAMP), risk-based prioritization posting suspended as EPA reviews strategy, 764 Chlorinated solvents
Methylene chloride and acetone contamination, no private right of action under N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law (W.D.N.Y.), 676
Nuisance and trespass claims proceed re Contra Costa, Cal. landfill, RCRA claims dismissed (N.D. Cal.), 1012
Burlington N. and Santa Fe Ry. subject to joint and several liability under state superfund law (Mont. Dist. Ct.), 278
Site Remediation Reform Act privatizing oversight authority, N.J. governor signs, 610; overview, Analysis & Perspective, 883 Voluntary Remediation Program Act, Ga. governor signs, 612 Corrosive and flammable material dumping, state and local governments sue Target, settle similar suit with Kmart (Cal. Super. Ct.), 762 Cost recovery suit filed under Ind. superfund law reinstated as timely (7th Cir.), 421 Electronic devices, recycling research, development, and demonstration projects Fraud, as is provision not bar to buyer suit against seller of contaminated property (Cal. Ct. App.), 811 Marine Shale oilfield waste processing site, La. Envtl. Quality Dep't to oversee study and cleanup, 487 Mercury Oil and industrial waste treatment facility closed for violating La. discharge permit, 215 Overview of pending bills, chart, 1084 Pollution control law violations, Or. legislature passes bill to increase penalties, 676 Precious metals recovery business ordered to identify and clean up contaminants under state law (Colo. Dist. Ct.), 382 Refinery, improper disposal, Texas Oil and Gathering execs plead guilty (S.D. Tex.), 539 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Arsenic and benzene contamination, state law conspiracy suit remanded (N.D. Ill.), 586
Barrel recycling plant owner sentenced for caustic chemicals and waste dumping (N.D. Ind.), 345 Benzene storage and treatment, Jamestown, N.M. refinery, Western Refining to pay fine, 1108 Cathode ray tubes (CRTs), exporter must dispose waste it tried to illegally ship to Hong Kong, 1071 Chemicals, improper transport and abandonment, manufacturer sentence proper (9th Cir.), 452 Chlorine gas, improper disposal, water treatment firm foreman and president sentenced (E.D. Tex.), 674 Comparable fuels rule, suit seeks to prevent burning of sludge and byproducts (D.C. Cir.), 420; withdrawal proposed, 1023 Computer parts recycler, EPA and ICE raid re illegal dumping in China, 146 Earth Justice asks reconsideration of EPA rule change excluding previously classified solid material, 185 Mercury and lead contamination, N.Y. City to pay penalty and improve disposal, 997 Metal plating firm owner sentenced for illegal disposal (E.D. Mo.), 320 Radioactive transuranic waste, state may regulate Energy Dep't WIPP-designated waste at Hanford, Wash. site (9th Cir.), 379; stimulus funds to help with cleanup, 486; tri-party agreement and consent decree proposed, 971 Riverside County, Cal., solid waste disposal facility on tribal land, $45.1M award against operator upheld (9th Cir.), 1070 Shawnee Mission Med. Center settles improper storage claims (EPA), In Brief, 642 Solid waste definition rule, comments challenge environmental justice assessment, 880 Solvents, former site owner cannot be sued for permit violation (D. Colo.), 272
Anaconda Mine, Nev. site, ARCO to pay $10.2M in cleanup and EPA costs, 562
Beede Waste Oil, N.H. site, Mass. state agencies to pay $2.85M for cleanup (D.N.H.), 508 Contribution, chromium release, manufacturer may be liable for cleanup costs (W.D. Mich.), 967 Cost recovery, Dunnett's Cove, Me. tar and poly-aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination, firms liable for dumping in sewer lines (D. Me.), 842 Due process, neither CERCLA text nor unilateral EPA orders violate constitution (D.D.C.), 142 Flotts Creek, Mich. dumping, seawall construction not necessary cleanup cost (E.D. Mich.), 1107 Hardrock mining, financial assurances, EPA plans standards, 847; proposed rule release set, 1134 National Priorities List, additions proposed, 515 Poultry operations, state claims phosphorous compounds contaminating waters are hazardous waste, sues Tyson and others for cleanup costs (N.D. Okla.), 378; injunction properly denied (10th Cir.), 633 Solvent Savers, N.Y. site, defendants agree to pay $14.8M in proposed consent decree (N.D.N.Y.), 271 Stringfellow site cleanup, Cal. may stack insurance policies (Cal. Ct. App.), 64; waste contamination pond discharge, insurer exclusion does not bar coverage for indivisible pollution cleanup costs (Cal.), 380 Uniroyal prior agreement with EPA may not be used to establish successor cleanup liability (N.D. Ind.), 319
DOT seeks comment on preemption of state tort claims when federal hazmat standards met, 179
Handling, U-Haul agrees to pay $2M and improve safety practices (Cal. Super. Ct.), 1049 House committee agenda includes hazmat program reauthorization, 101 Permit violation, waste management firm settles charges (Mass. Super. Ct.), 590 Wood preserving plant, Tex. agency orders fine, 566 Zinc smelter and fertilizer plant contamination, Ill. superfund law bars village penalty ordinance suit (C.D. Ill.), 794
Digitek makers and distributors sued for defective tablets (E.D. Tex.), 535; related MDL master complaint dismissal denied (S.D.W. Va.), 963; related Tex. state cases consolidated (Tex.), 964
Fen-phen, in pari delicto, use of wife's medication, summary judgment denied (E.D. Pa.), 506 Hyperkalemia and Yasmin, Yaz, and Ocella contraceptives, failure-to-warn plaintiffs seek consolidation (J.P.M.L.), 900; Philadelphia misleading advertising suits consolidated (Phila. Ct. C.P.), 1128; consolidation granted (S.D. Ill.), 1172
Crop damage, DuPont and BLM negligent, farmers awarded $17M (D. Idaho), 1013; DuPont to appeal, BLM considers motions, 1040
Diesel fuel mixture, tree trimmer exposure suit dismissed (4th Cir.), 503 Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP), EPA data policies, Analysis & Perspective, 800
Building and construction, PPG Indus. to pay $1.5M for N.J. soil contamination cleanup per proposed consent decree (N.J. Super. Ct.), 279
Dumping, pollution exclusion clause removes insurer duty to defend (Cal. Ct. App.), 845 Pulmonary fibrosis from workplace exposure, plaintiff cannot make blanket objection to admission of scientific proof (M.D. Ga.), 837 Sodium dichromate exposure, Iraq war veterans, Senate committee probes Army and KBR actions, 940
Chemical security risk oversight, Outlook 2009, 126
Cathode ray tubes (CRTs), exporter must dispose waste it attempted to illegally ship, 1071
Breast cancer
Prempro, failure-to-warn claims not preempted (Tex. Ct. App.), 532
Specific causation evidence inadmissible under state law (Minn. Ct. App.), 896 Time bar applies to nonresident suits under state law (Minn.), 1061 Wyeth ghostwriting documents unsealed (E.D. Ark.), 934
Drywall, homeowners and builders allege Chinese-manufactured product releases toxins (M.D. Fla.), 201; sulfur and other chemicals found, Nelson (D-Fla) and investigators sickened after visiting homes, 665; MDL panel consolidates suits, 725; CPSC issues status report, 840
Emissions, Tex. commission settles claims with refiners, oil, and cement firms, 998 Encephalopathy, expert causation evidence insufficient (D. Neb.), 989 RCRA, oil well releases endanger health and property values, class certified (S.D. Ill.), 305 Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome (RADS), physician's differential diagnosis meets Daubert standards, gas plant denied summary judgment (D.N.D.), 89 Contact the Webmaster at webmaster@bna.com Copyright © The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |