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The manufacturer of PCE dry cleaning machine filtering system is not a CERCLA arranger
Posted on 4 Aug 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

Since 1980, Team Enterprises, LLC leased space in a shopping center in Modesto, California, where it operated a dry cleaning store. From 1980 to 2004, Team used PCE in its dry cleaning equipment, and the machines generated wastewater containing PCE. Team... Read More

District Court Holds Vapor Intrusion Is Imminent and Substantial Endangerment
Posted on 18 Jun 2012 by Larry Schnapf

By Lawrence Schnapf, Principal, Schnapf LLC The recent decision in Sisters of Notre Dame De Namur v. Mrs. Owen J. Garnett-Murray , 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78747 (N.D. Cal. 6/6/12) , is the latest example of how vapor intrusion has become a game changer... Read More

Court Grants Summary Judgment in Maryland Square Vapor Intrusion Case
Posted on 31 May 2012 by Larry Schnapf

By Lawrence Schnapf, Principal, Schnapf LLC We have been periodically posting updates on the progress of the landmark Voggenthaler v Maryland Square, LLC vapor intrusion case from Las Vegas, Nevada. In the most recent ruling, the court granted the... Read More

The manufacturer of PCE dry cleaning machine filtering system is not a CERCLA arranger
Posted on 4 Aug 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

Since 1980, Team Enterprises, LLC leased space in a shopping center in Modesto, California, where it operated a dry cleaning store. From 1980 to 2004, Team used PCE in its dry cleaning equipment, and the machines generated wastewater containing PCE. Team... Read More

Court Grants Summary Judgment in Maryland Square Vapor Intrusion Case
Posted on 31 May 2012 by Larry Schnapf

By Lawrence Schnapf, Principal, Schnapf LLC We have been periodically posting updates on the progress of the landmark Voggenthaler v Maryland Square, LLC vapor intrusion case from Las Vegas, Nevada. In the most recent ruling, the court granted the... Read More

District Court Holds Vapor Intrusion Is Imminent and Substantial Endangerment
Posted on 18 Jun 2012 by Larry Schnapf

By Lawrence Schnapf, Principal, Schnapf LLC The recent decision in Sisters of Notre Dame De Namur v. Mrs. Owen J. Garnett-Murray , 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78747 (N.D. Cal. 6/6/12) , is the latest example of how vapor intrusion has become a game changer... Read More