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After Another Clean Power Plan Delay, Environmental Groups Ponder Next Step

Environmental advocacy groups are considering their next step after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit allowed another 60-day delay in a decision in the lawsuit.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Levin v. The County of Westchester

'Diligent Prosecution Bar' Prevents Class Suit Claiming Water District's Violation of SDWA
1 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

The Recorder

Barnes v. Federal Aviation Administration

9th Cir.; 14-71180 The court of appeals denied a petition for review of an order of the Federal Aviation Administration. The court held that the Federal…
3 minute read

The Recorder

Orange County Water District v. SABIC Innovative Plastics US, LLC

C.A. 4th; D070553 The Fourth Appellate District affirmed in part and reversed in part a judgment and remanded. The court held that a water district was…
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Giovanni v. U.S. Dept. of the Navy, PICS Case No. 17-1190 (E.D. Pa. July 6, 2017) Pappert, U.S.D.J. (15 pages).

Claim for medical monitoring due to environmental contamination dismissed under derivative jurisdiction because claim constituted a challenge to a removal or remedial action under CERCLA. Motion to dismiss granted.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Pena

9th Cir.; 16-35856 The court of appeals affirmed a district court order. The court held that because the plaintiff failed to demonstrate either serious…
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Elazar v. Macrietta Cleaners, Inc.

Discovery Rule Tolled Accrual Date for Notice-of-Claim Requirement Where Plaintiff Has No Reason to Believe Public Entity Is Responsible
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Allows Another Lawsuit Over Hoosick Falls Contamination to Proceed

Northern District Judge Lawrence Kahn partially dismissed claims from Saint-Gobain and Honeywell lawyers who filed motions seeking the dismissal of consolidated cases stemming from the contamination of groundwater with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in the village of Hoosick Falls. But he allowed claims for liability and negligence to survive.
16 minute read

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