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Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Lead Contamination Remains a Significant Issue at Outdoor Shooting Ranges, Prompting Environmental Law Citizen Suits

Spent lead ammunition at outdoor shooting ranges remains a significant environmental topic, as accumulated lead can pose a threat to human health and the environment if best management practices are not implemented in a...more

Carlton Fields

The Conflict Between Choice-of-Law Provisions in Insurance Policies and a State’s Fundamental Public Policy

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Many contracts include a choice-of-law provision in which the parties agree to use a particular jurisdiction’s set of laws to govern the contract. These provisions promote predictability. No matter where a dispute may arise...more

Burr & Forman

The Gross and the Fair of Toxic Tort Claims in Bankruptcy

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Environmental-contamination claims present tricky issues for debtors seeking a fresh start through bankruptcy, as well as for creditors and purchasers of distressed assets. Difficult issues emerge in the context of when...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Toxic Tort & Product Liability Quarterly Vol. 9, No. 2, May 2016

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In a case that may make it easier to prove causation in Maryland lead paint cases, the Maryland Court of Appeals held that neither direct evidence of the source of lead nor expert testimony was necessary when a trier of fact...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - October 2015 #4

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Environmental and Policy Focus - Exide cleanup: Los Angeles County approves $2 million to facilitate lead removal at homes: Los Angeles Times - Oct 27: Los Angeles County supervisors, frustrated by what they say is a...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - August 2015 #3

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Environmental and Policy Focus: Clean Water Act rule faces challenges from both sides - Courthouse News Service - Aug 18: A widely publicized new rule clarifying the definition of ’waters of the United States’ under the...more

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