Governance

A district court held that a plaintiff's failure to join a city in its action against intermediate owners of a cast aluminum manufacturing facility did not warrant dismissal of the case. Upon…

A Georgia appellate court held that a trial court erred in holding that an individual's claim of carbon (CO) monoxide poisoning against her landlord was not excluded from coverage under the…

A district court held that an insurance company has no duty to defend or indemnify a metal scrap company for any liability it incurs in connection with the Omaha Lead Superfund site. The insurance…

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…

A Wisconsin appellate court held that a lower court erred in dismissing insurers from a property owner's breach of contract claim against the former owner of the property for environmental…

A California appellate court upheld a lower court decision finding that a manufacturer's product—automobile touch up paint—is exempt from the warning requirements of the California Safe…

The Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded certain lower court pretrial orders that excluded government witnesses and studies in a case concerning the release of asbestos-contaminated vermiculite at…

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…

The court held that General Statutes §22a-196, which prohibits the operation of asphalt batching and continuous mix facilities within one-third of a mile from any hospital, nursing home, school,…

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…