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The Recorder

United States v. Spatig

9th Cir.; 15-30322 The court of appeals affirmed a district court judgment. The court held that the crime of knowingly storing hazardous waste without…
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New York Law Journal

Second Circuit Weighs Ordering Cravath to Provide Files to Dutch Court

Forcing Cravath, Swaine & Moore to hand over documents related to litigation against Royal Dutch Shell to a plaintiff seeking redress in Dutch courts would give rise to "discovery litigation tourism," an attorney for the firm said Tuesday in arguments before a federal appeals court.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

EPA Grants Pollution Waiver to Florida Utilities After Irma

State and federal environmental regulators issued a blanket waiver for Florida electricity companies to violate clean air and water standards without penalty for the next two weeks.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Montrose Chemical Corporation of California v. Superior Court (Canadian Universal Insurance Company, Inc.)

C.A. 2nd; B272387 The Second Appellate District granted in part and denied in part a petition for writ of mandate. The court held that an insured with…
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lawsuit Over Toxic Chemical Exposure Moves Forward

A case involving a worker who claims he developed neurological injuries after coming into contact with toxic chemicals will proceed now that a federal judge in Pennsylvania has denied summary judgment to both sides.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Asarco LLC v. Atlantic Richfield Company

9th Cir.; 14-35723 The court of appeals vacated a judgment and remanded. The court held that a settlement agreement entered into under the Resource Conservation…
3 minute read

The Recorder

City of Pomona v. SQM North America Corporation

9th Cir.; 15-56062 The court of appeals vacated a district court judgment and remanded. The court held that the district court abused its discretion…
3 minute read

The Recorder

Ninth Circuit Orders New Trial in SoCal Water Pollution Case

The Ninth Circuit ordered a new trial in a case brought by the city of Pomona seeking at least $32 million in damages against SQM North America Corp., for allegedly contributing to the contamination of its groundwater.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

US Chamber Group Says New Asbestos Docket Rules Tilt Field Toward Plaintiffs

As a Manhattan appeals court prepares to hear a challenge against a new case management order for New York City's asbestos docket, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's tort reform arm has waded into the fight, arguing in a new report that the changes will tip the scales in plaintiffs' favor.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Attorneys Win $5.1 Million Asbestos Verdict

Jurors pinned most of the blame for a retiree's death from mesothelioma on a product he worked with decades ago at a chemical plant.
4 minute read

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