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Martin Klug
over 11 years ago
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Missouri: Noxious Smoke and Fumes at Work Caused Myelomas
Noxious fumes and yellow smoke caused claimant's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (multiple myelomas) and made him unemployable, according to a new decision from the Court of Appeals, which affirmed an award of PTD benefits. The award included safety...
Steven M. Siros
over 11 years ago
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New EPA Draft Report Links Contaminants Found In Groundwater To Fracking
By Steven M. Siros, Partner, Jenner & Block On December 8, 2011, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("U.S. EPA") issued a draft report noting a need for the collection of more baseline data, greater transparency on the...
Steven M. Siros
over 11 years ago
Environmental
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Ongoing Cleanup Precludes Plaintiff From Establishing RCRA Imminent and Substantial Endangerment
By Steven M. Siros, Partner, Jenner & Block A recent decision from the Eastern District of Wisconsin rejected plaintiff's efforts to demonstrate RCRA imminent and substantial endangerment, notwithstanding the presence of benzene in indoor...
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
over 10 years ago
Energy
Oil, Gas and Energy Law Blog
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Final NSPS for Oil and Gas Industry Published in Federal Register
By Armando F. Benincasa The final New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) for the oil and natural gas sector was published in the Federal Register and will become effective on October 15, 2012. The key component of the final rules is a requirement...
Martin Klug
over 11 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation Law Blog
Missouri: Noxious Smoke and Fumes at Work Caused Myelomas
Noxious fumes and yellow smoke caused claimant's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (multiple myelomas) and made him unemployable, according to a new decision from the Court of Appeals, which affirmed an award of PTD benefits. The award included safety...
Steven M. Siros
over 11 years ago
Environmental
Environmental Law Blog
Ongoing Cleanup Precludes Plaintiff From Establishing RCRA Imminent and Substantial Endangerment
By Steven M. Siros, Partner, Jenner & Block A recent decision from the Eastern District of Wisconsin rejected plaintiff's efforts to demonstrate RCRA imminent and substantial endangerment, notwithstanding the presence of benzene in indoor...
Steven M. Siros
over 11 years ago
Environmental
Environmental Law Blog
New EPA Draft Report Links Contaminants Found In Groundwater To Fracking
By Steven M. Siros, Partner, Jenner & Block On December 8, 2011, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("U.S. EPA") issued a draft report noting a need for the collection of more baseline data, greater transparency on the...
Martin Klug
over 11 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation Commentary
MO: Toxic Exposure From Fumes Hanging In Air
Claimant worked 10 years in Jasper County making components for battery cells and developed a rare cancer, IgA myeloma. As a result of either the condition or the stem cell transplant and chemotherapy, he required treatment for about 5 years for kidney...
Michael Lefkowitz
over 12 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
California Appeals Court Affirms $8 Million Benzene Injury Verdict
SAN FRANCISCO -- (Mealey's) A California appeals court has affirmed an $8 million judgment to a seaman who blamed benzene exposure aboard oil tankers for the loss of a kidney to cancer, saying Feb. 18 that scientific certainty is not required for...
Michael Lefkowitz
over 9 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
Class Certification Granted To Property Owners In Illinois Oil Refinery Spill
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — (Mealey’s) An Illinois federal judge granted class certification Sept. 3 to owners of 387 properties in the Village of Roxana, Ill., who claim diminution of value as a result of alleged contamination of the land,...
Michael Lefkowitz
over 9 years ago
Litigation
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Texas Federal Judge Imposes Maximum $2 Million Fine On Felony Pollution Counts
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — (Mealey’s) A Texas federal judge on Feb. 5 imposed fines totaling more than $2 million on convictions stemming from oil/water separation tanks that had been operated without the required covers for nearly 10 years,...
HB Litigation Conferences
over 12 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
Marc Gaffrey of Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas - The “Next Asbestos” is Asbestos
So benzene isn’t. Mold isn’t. So what is the proverbial “next asbestos”? Click and listen to what Marc S. Gaffrey had to say on the subject. Marc is a partner with Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas in New Brunswick, N...
Michael Lefkowitz
over 8 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
Judge Denies Monitoring, Future Medical Expenses In Criminal Pollution Case
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — (Mealey’s) Compensation for future medical expenses, court-ordered medical monitoring and relocation from allegedly polluted properties is not justified by the evidence, the Texas federal judge sentencing CITGO Petroleum...
Michael Lefkowitz
over 10 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
Maryland High Court Vacates $1 Billion In Punitive Damages In Gasoline Leak
BALTIMORE - (Mealey's) Saying plaintiffs claiming contamination of their properties with benzene and methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from a leak at an Exxon Mobil Corp. tank farm outside Baltimore failed to prove the fraud necessary to support...
Michael Lefkowitz
over 11 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
Maryland Appeals Court Vacates Bulk Of $147 Million Exxon Pipeline Leak Award
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - (Mealey's) The Maryland Court of Special Appeals on Feb. 9 vacated much of a $147 million jury award to homeowners whose groundwater was contaminated with benzene and methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) by a 26,000-gallon gasoline...
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