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William A. Ruskin: Comcast Corp. v. Behrend's Impact In Toxic Tort Litigation
Posted on 21 Apr 2014 by William A. Ruskin

By William A. Ruskin I have written about how the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Comcast v. Behrend has had the practical result of raising the bar for class certification and leveling the playing field for corporate defendants [ enhanced opinion... Read More

Tags: Illinois , predominance , Seventh Circuit , Rule 23 , toxic tort litigation , class certification , William A. Ruskin , Litigation , class actions , groundwater contamination , Roxana , Parko v. Shell Oil Company , Diminution of Property Value , torts , benzene , Comcast v. Behrend

Weitz & Luxenberg Sues Birds Eye Foods Over Alleged Pollutant Discharge
Posted on 26 May 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW YORK - Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. on May 17 filed a lawsuit on behalf of more than 70 Fennville , Mich., residents who allege that their properties have been contaminated and their health has been harmed by chemical pollutants that have entered... Read More

Tags: Birds Eye Foods , arsenic , Fennville , Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment , pollution , toxic torts , new lawsuit filings , wastewater , Robin Greenwald , Weitz & Luxenberg , Litigation , lawsuit , groundwater contamination , manganese , torts