A Pennsylvania appellate court held that an independent contractor hired to test emissions at a beryllium plant had no legal duty to warn third parties about the health risks stemming from those…

The Florida Supreme Court held that commercial fishermen can recover for economic losses caused by the negligent release of pollutants even if they do not own any property damaged by that…

The Fifth Circuit affirmed a lower court decision dismissing a class action against 32 contractors hired by the United States to perform dredging activities in the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (…

A district court held that residents may go forward with their trespass claims against a liquor distillery that operates a coal-fired production facility near their homes, but dismissed their…

The Fifth Circuit reversed a lower court decision dismissing homeowners' negligence suit against a company for erroneously determining that their home was not located in a flood zone. Based…

A court dismisses on motions for summary judgment landowner's trespass, negligence, and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) claims against their…

The court affirms a district court judgment finding an Ohio oil tank maintenance company liable for the damages from a fuel leak that occurred after it negligently cut holes in an oil company…

The court affirms a district court grant of summary judgment to an oil company that a property owner had sued for damage caused to his land by oil spills that the company allegedly caused. The…

The court holds that a building owner failed to prove that a neighboring service station was negligent in performing environmental remediation and, thus, reverses and vacates a district court…

The court affirms a magistrate judge's decision awarding an oil transporter $90,766 for damages arising from hazardous sludge loaded onto the transporter's barge by the seller of spent…