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Summary Judgment Granted as Premises Owner Did Not Owe a Duty to Independent Contractor’s Employee

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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, February 15, 2022 - In this asbestos action, Carl Gay alleged that he developed mesothelioma after a forty-year career. From 1974 until 1976, Gay worked as a...more

Troutman Pepper

Michigan Federal Court Permits Subcontractor’s Quasi-Contractual Claims to Proceed Despite Existence of Express Contract Covering...

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P.A.L. Environmental Safety Corp. v. North American Dismantling Corp. Et Al., No. 19-11630, 2020 BL 198779 (E.D. Mich. May 28, 2020) - A Michigan federal court partially granted Consumers Energy Company’s (“CEC”) motion to...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Product Liability Update: July 2019

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Massachusetts Federal Court Dismisses Suit By Japanese Plaintiffs Against Massachusetts Reactor Designer For Japanese Disaster Based On Forum Non Conveniens, Citing Japanese Compensation System That Provided Alternative Forum...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - April 2019 #3

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Focus - States say half of wetlands would lose protection under EPA’s WOTUS proposal - Reuters - April 16 - Fourteen states, including California, issued a joint statement on Monday, stating that the U.S....more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Product Liability 2018 Year in Review

Massachusetts state and federal courts issued a number of important product liability decisions in 2018. The Product Liability practice group at Nutter recently reviewed these cases. Highlighted below are some of the key...more

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Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Office of Air Quality Newsletter: Fall 2017 Edition

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) Office of Air Quality publishes a quarterly newsletter (“Newsletter). The Fall 2017 edition was recently published....more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Plaintiff’s Mere Presence in Area Where Asbestos is Present Insufficient to Establish Bystander Exposure

In Schiffer v. CBS Corporation (filed 9/9/15; modified 9/30/15), the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, affirmed summary judgment in favor of the defendant asbestos insulation manufacturer finding...more

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