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Powers v. Vista Chem. Co.

The court holds that a former petrochemical plant employee failed to prove that the plant terminated him in retaliation for his disclosure of an environmental violation to his supervisor and, therefore, is not entitled to compensation under Louisiana's environmental whistleblower statute. The court ...

Amerada Hess Pipeline Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Comm'n

The court upholds the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC's) determination that litigation and settlement costs incurred by oil pipeline carriers in connection with the Exxon Valdez oil spill are "extraordinary expenses," and that the settlement agreement between the carriers and the state ...

Mesa Oil, Inc. v. Insurance Co. of N. Am.

The court affirms a district court decision that clauses excluding pollution from comprehensive general liability (CGL) insurance policies relieve defendant-appellee insurer of its duty to defend and reimburse plaintiff-appellant insured for its liability arising from oil contamination of soil and g...

Mt. Emmons Mining Co. v. Babbitt

The court holds that the Secretary of the Interior must continue to process a mining company's patent application for mining lode claims to determine whether it is exempt from a statutory moratorium on expenditure of funds for processing patent applications. On September 30, 1994, Congress enacted t...

In re Tutu Wells Contamination Litig.

The court vacates district court sanctions that called for the suspension of three attorneys and the payment of $1 million to a halfway house, but affirms a $120,000 sanction for counsel fees and costs, which were imposed against a law firm and its client, an oil company, for discovery violations in...

United States v. Rockwell Int'l Corp.

The court holds that it lacks jurisdiction over an interlocutory appeal of a district court's refusal to hold a pre-indictment hearing to determine if the government improperly used compelled employee statements in a grand jury proceeding regarding an explosion at a rocket-fuel manufacturing facilit...

Lindsay Manufacturing Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indem. Co.

The court holds that, pursuant to Nebraska law, the "as damages" language in a comprehensive general liability (CGL) insurance policy issued to a manufacturing company that disposed of spent pickle liquor into an open, unlined waste pit includes environmental response costs. The court determines tha...

Southwestern Pa. Growth Alliance v. Browner

The Third Circuit denies an organization of manufacturers' and local governments' petition for review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) denial of Pennsylvania's request to redesignate the Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley area from nonattainment to attainment status for ozone under the Cl...

Brown v. Olin Chem. Corp.

The court affirms a district court's grant of summary judgment to a Louisiana sulfuric acid manufacturer, emissions from which allegedly harmed a casino and its employees. In order to complete construction of a riverboat, the casino rented riverfront space near the manufacturer. During construction,...

Friends of Van Cortlandt Park v. New York, City of

The court certifies a question to the New York Court of Appeals whether state legislative approval is required before New York City can construct a water treatment plant (WTP) under parkland in the Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. The city planned to build the WTP pursuant to a consent decree betwee...