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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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"Dieselgate" Effect: Israel Changes Rules of Game for Class Actions over Environmental Damage

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The Tel Aviv District Court recently allowed a motion to certify a class action against the Volkswagen Group and its importer in Israel, Champion Motors Ltd. The class action focuses on the Dieselgate scandal, after an...more

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Price Anderson Act/Damage Claims: Federal Court Addresses Preemption Scope

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (“Court”) addressed in a June 29th Memorandum and Order (“Order”) certain issues arising out of a class action alleging a plant operating in Metropolis,...more

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Iowa Trial Court Certifies Class of 4,000 Residents in Corn Mill Nuisance Suit

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In a victory for toxic tort class action plaintiffs, an Iowa trial court certified a class covering approximately 4,000 residents who alleged property damages due to air emissions from a nearby corn milling plant. See...more

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Toxic Tort & Product Liability Quarterly Vol. 9, No. 1, February 2016

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Sixth Circuit Rules that Clean Air Act Does Not Preempt State Tort Claims - In a decision that may leave facilities open to private tort liability despite compliance with federal Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements, the...more

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Volkswagen Defeated?

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Last week, on September 18, 2015, the EPA issued a News Release revealing that Volkswagen Group of America (“Volkswagen”) sold cars incorporating a “defeat device” as defined in the Clean Air Act (“CAA”) to purposefully evade...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - March 2015 #2

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Environmental and Policy Focus: California renewable energy zone plan gets revamp after criticism: Reuters - Mar 10: An ambitious plan to put California's renewable energy projects in areas where the environment will...more

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Kentucky Federal Court Holds Tort Claims Not Preempted by Clean Air Act

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State common law tort claims based on air emissions from a power plant are not preempted by the federal Clean Air Act (CAA), according to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. The court agreed to...more

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