The Sixth Circuit reversed and remanded summary judgment for defendants on plaintiffs' claims of intentional trespass, permanent private nuisance, and strict liability based on alleged soil…
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…
The court dismissed individuals' claims for personal injuries and property damage against a company that contracted with an oil and gas corporation that engaged in radioactive tracer "…
The court approves a district court award of damages to an individual who was diagnosed with reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS) after inhaling cement fumes. The court first holds that…
The court holds that a district court erred in granting summary judgment to a nuclear facility operator sued by individuals for injuries allegedly arising out of their exposure to radioactive…
The court affirms a district court holding that individuals failed to provide sufficient evidence of causation and damages to reach the jury on either water or soil pollution claims brought…
The court affirms a district court decision upholding a jury verdict ordering the manufacturer of an organic cleaning solvent to pay an assembly line worker $2.2 million in damages for injuries…
The court denies individuals' petition for a writ of mandamus directing a judicial panel on multidistrict litigation to remand the individuals' punitive damages claims for asbestos…
The court upholds a jury verdict awarding punitive damages to three individuals who suffered injuries after the employee of a pest control company sprayed toxic pesticides in the individuals…
The court reverses and remands a district court decision dismissing a wrongful death action brought by the deceased's family and holds that a special jury instruction should have been given…