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Pollution Control Summary Judgment

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

District Court Decision Highlights Importance of Prompt Notice of Claim

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently granted summary judgment for an insurer on a pollution liability policy for lack of timely notice. The court agreed with the insurer that the...more

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Underground Storage Tanks/Insurance Coverage: Federal Court Addresses Motion for Reconsideration Regarding Timing Issue

The United States District Court (M.D. Florida) (“Court”) addressed in an August 29th Order an insurance coverage issue involving a petroleum release from an underground storage tank (“UST”). See L. Squared Industries, Inc.,...more

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Washington County Landfill, Expansion: Individual Petitioners/Mayor Russell/Tontitown Joint brief in Support of Second Motion for...

As previously noted in April 19th and 18th blogs, the Mayor of Tontitown and certain individuals filed separate Requests for Adjudicatory Hearing and Commission Review (collectively “Petitioners”) before the Arkansas...more

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

Ebasco Choice of Law: A Decision Half a Century in the Making

Following the breakup of large utility holding companies by trust busters in the 1930s, General Electric created Ebasco (Electric Bond and Share Company), a construction company and consultancy that, among other things,...more

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Citizen Suit Action/Clean Water Act: U.S. District Court (Hawaii) Addresses Whether Ditch/Drain Constitutes Point Source

A United States District Court (District of Hawaii) (“Court”) in a June 14th Order addressed a definitional issue in a summary judgment motion in a Clean Water Act citizen suit action. See Na Kia i Kai et al. v. County of...more

Gray Reed

Hydrocarbon Exposure Dismissal Affirmed

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You might recall previous entries discussing Parr v. Aruba – a suit for personal injuries from oilfield pollution (and a $2.9MM verdict for the plaintiffs). Not all similar suits have the same result....more

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