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New York Court Finds Tenant's Mold-Related Injury Claims Were Timely
NEW YORK - A New York appeals court on April 30 affirmed a trial court's decision to deny summary judgment to a landlord, finding that a tenant's mold-related personal injury claims were not...
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New Jersey Court Affirms Dismissal, Finds Landlords Properly Remediated Mold
TRENTON, N.J. - A New Jersey court on April 9 affirmed a trial court's decision that dismissed an action against a landlord and a management company, finding that the record did not support claims...
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Federal Judge Dismisses Estoppel / Public Policy Claims Against Colorado Hotel
DENVER - A Colorado federal judge on April 17 granted summary judgment in favor of a hotel, finding that a former employee failed to show that his engineering position was terminated after he made...
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Judge Dismisses Certain Work-Related Claims Stemming From Mold Exposure
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A Connecticut federal judge on April 15 granted a motion filed by the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) and one of its officials to dismiss employment-related...
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Louisiana Court Finds Mold Claims Are Excluded Under Policy
BATON ROUGE, La. - A Louisiana appeals court on April 22 affirmed a trial court's ruling that granted summary judgment in favor of an insurer, finding that a homeowner's mold-related claims were...
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Hawaiian Court Finds Insurer Had No Duty In Relation To Mold Action
HONOLULU - A Hawaiian appeals court on April 15 affirmed trial court decisions that found that an insurer had no duty to indemnify a building company and another insurer under various policies for a...
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Court Finds Policy Excluded Property Damage Claims Related To Window Work
MILWAUKEE - A Wisconsin appeals court on April 30 affirmed a circuit court's decision in favor of an insurer, finding that coverage claims related to a glass company's allegedly negligent caulking work...
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Federal Judge Finds Landlord Had Duty To Maintain Building's Condition
ST. LOUIS - An Illinois federal judge on April 30 refused to grant summary judgment in favor of the owners of a building on claims asserted by an employee, finding that the owners had control over a...
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New York Justice Refuses To Dismiss Building Owners' Water Damage Claims
NEW YORK - A New York justice on April 12 refused to dismiss a case filed by the owners of a building who allege that alterations to an adjoining property caused water damage and mold but found that...
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Tenant Files Complaint In Nebraska Court, Seeking Damages For Mold Injuries
LINCOLN, Neb. - A tenant on April 11 filed a complaint in a Nebraska court against her landlords, alleging that mold growth at the property caused her to suffer injuries and seeking damages (Jacqueline...
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Judge Finds Governmental Immunity Applies To Negligence Claim Against City
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A Connecticut judge on March 19 granted summary judgment in favor of a city and others on a negligence claim in relation to a minor's fall that was caused by alleged mold growth and...
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No Coverage Owed For Plumbing Leak, California Appeals Panel Affirms
LOS ANGELES - An insurer owes no coverage for water and mold damages caused by a plumbing leak because the cause of the loss was wear and tear in the plumbing pipes and not sudden and accidental as...
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Federal Judge Dismisses Complaint, Finds No Evidence Of Mold Injuries
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A North Carolina federal judge on April 29 dismissed a complaint filed against various prison officials, finding no evidence to support a ruling that a prisoner suffered injuries...
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Federal Judge Dismisses Mold-Related Action For Failure To State Claim
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A Michigan federal judge on April 8 dismissed allegations made by a prisoner that he was exposed to mold, finding that he failed to state a claim upon which relief could be...
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Iraq War Contractors Denied Retrial In Oregon Guard Suit For C6 Poisoning...
PORTLAND, Ore. - The magistrate judge presiding over the personal injury lawsuit filed by Oregon National Guard members for hexavalent chromium exposure during a Restore Iraqi Oil mission in the U.S....
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Magistrate Judge Recommends Dismissal Of Counterclaims In Lago Agrio Judgment...
NEW YORK - A magistrate judge recommended in a report issued April 15 that counterclaims filed by a plaintiffs' attorney sued by Chevron Corp. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of...
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Stipulation To Dismiss Filed By Chevron, Stratus Consulting In Lago Agrio...
NEW YORK - Chevron Corp. and Stratus Consulting Inc., an environmental consultant retained by defendants in the lawsuit filed by Chevron in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York...
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2nd Circuit Judge Grants Lago Agrio Plaintiffs Expedited Mandamus Consideration
NEW YORK - Two of the defendants named by Chevron Corp. in a U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York lawsuit to prevent enforcement of an $18 billion personal injury and property...
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Objections To Recommendation To Dismiss Attorney Fee Suit Draws Chevron Response
NEW YORK - Chevron Inc. encourages the judge presiding over the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to prevent enforcement of the $18.2 billion Lago Agrio, Ecuador,...
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New York Appeals Panel Affirms Town Zoning Authority To Regulate Natural Gas...
ALBANY, N.Y. - A unanimous panel of the Third Department New York Supreme Court Appellate Division issued an opinion May 2 affirming the authority of local municipalities to adopt zoning regulations...
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