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State Auto Property & Casualty Ins. Co. v. Arkansas Dep't of Envtl. Quality

The court reversed a lower court's grant of summary judgment against an insurance company for underlying claims concerning groundwater and soil contamination stemming from a gasoline station's leaking fuel-dispensing system. The lower court did not err in finding that the policy was ambiguous as to ...

McGregor v. Allamerica Ins. Co.

The court held that a home heating oil spill that occurred during a company's installation of a furnace at a client's home is excluded from coverage under the company's commercial general liability policy. The company argued that its insurer had the duty to defend or indemnify the company in an unde...

Middlebury, Town of v. Department of Envtl. Protection

The court upheld the dismissal of a town's appeal of seven stationary source air permits granted to an energy company by the state's environmental agency. The lower court ruled that the agency's decision was not a "final decision" in a "contested case" as defined by General Statutes §4-166. The...

Coastal Marshlands Protection Comm. v. Center for a Sustainable Coast

The court held that the Georgia Coastal Marshlands Protection Act (CMPA), which regulates activities and structures in marshlands, may not be construed to regulate activities or structures in high land or upland areas, including stormwater runoff from those areas, which may adversely impact the mars...

Commonwealth v. United States Mineral Prods. Co.

The court upheld a jury verdict absolving a company from liability for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination at a former state government building. The verdict was based on the jury's conclusion that the company's product, PCBs, was not defective. After the court entered judgment in favor of ...

Foremost Signature Ins. Co. v. Parker

The court held that various exclusions contained in a mobile home insurance policy do not bar coverage for underlying claims stemming from an explosion in the insured's trailer. The insured, who lived in a mobile home, allowed guests to stay in a trailer on the insured's property. The guests suffere...

Anderson v. Dow Chem. Co.

The court affirmed a lower court's grant of summary judgment in favor of a chemical company in a lawsuit failed against it by approximately 600 former residents of a trailer park in Plaquemine, Louisiana, for groundwater contamination. The residents claimed strict liability and negligence due to the...

Vineyard Area Citizens for Responsible Growth v. Rancho Cordova, City of

A California appellate court reversed and remanded a trial court's denial of a petition challenging a city's approval of a long-range community plan. The court previously held that petitioners' California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), zoning, and public trust claims lacked merit, but on appeal t...

Association of Irritated Residents v. EPA

The D.C. Circuit dismissed petitions for review challenging agreements between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and animal feeding operations designed to bring the facilities into compliance with Clean Air Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, and ...