Weekly Cases Update Volume 47, Issue 6

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Volume 47, Issue 12

ELR 2005815 Civ. 5346(S.D.N.Y., )

A district court held that a property owner could not sue for cost recovery under CERCLA in connection with a New York property where uranium was processed for the first atomic bomb because the claim was untimely.

Keywords:
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)
ELR 2005916-6577(D.N.J., )

A district court allowed a CERCLA recovery claim to go forward in a case involving mercury cleanup at the Thomas Edison light bulb factory. The plaintiff bought the property from the seller and the parties entered into an indemnification and settlement agreement (ISA).

Keywords:
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)
ELR 200573:09-CV-228(M.D. Pa. , )

A district court vacated a jury verdict and award of $4.2 million award in favor of two Pennsylvania families in a case involving well water contamination from a fracking operation.

Keywords:
Quality

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