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Board Argues Injunctive Relief Under Section 10(k) Was Appropriate
Case: Ronald K. Hooks, Regional Director of the Nineteenth Region of the National Labor Relations Board v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Locals 8 and 40, No. 12-36068, 9th Cir.; See...
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Company Appeals Damages Award To Former President, Argues No Actual Damages
Case: Patrick Hurley v. Kent of Naples, Inc., et al., No. 13-10298, 11th Cir....(read more)
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Rite Aid Argues FLSA Does Not Require Time-Off Policy Its Pharmacists Demand
Case: Thomas B. Kulish, et al. v. Rite Aid Corporation and Eckerd Corporation, d/b/a Rite Aid, et al., No. 13-1044, 4th Cir.; See April 2013, Page 61....(read more)
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Michigan Attorney General Moves To Dismiss Challenge To State Right-To-Work Law
Case: Michigan State AFL-CIO, et al. v. Edward D. Callaghan, et al., No. 13-10557, E.D. Mich.; See March 2013, Page 74....(read more)
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Union Argues DOL Misinterprets Law, No Deference Necessary
Case: Hilda L. Solis v. Postal Police Officers Association, No. 12-4390, 6th Cir.; See March 2013, Page 76....(read more)
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6th Circuit Invalidates Permit Allowing Discharges From Coal Mining Operations
CINCINNATI - A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 22 invalidated a general permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that allowed surface coal mining operations to discharge...
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Federal Appeals Court Reverses Summary Judgment Award To Coal Company
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A panel of the District of Columbia U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on April 23 reversed a ruling awarding summary judgment to Mingo Logan Coal Co. over the U.S. Environmental...
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Judge Finds Groups' Claims Over Use Of Chemical Dispersants Are Time-Barred
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A federal judge in the District of Columbia on May 7 dismissed a lawsuit brought by eight environmental groups claiming that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency violated the...
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Judge: 4 Groups Suing Over Alleged Ongoing Oil Spill Lack Standing
NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge in Louisiana on May 4 dismissed four environmental groups from a lawsuit over an alleged ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico caused by an underwater mudslide during...
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Judge Approves $1.9M Settlement To Resolve Suit Over Fly Ash Pollution
GREENBELT, Md. - A federal judge in Maryland on May 1 approved a $1.9 million settlement between GenOn Maryland Ash Management LLC and the State of Maryland Department of the Environment over the...
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EPA: Construction Company To Pay Penalty, Improve Spill Prevention Measures
PHILADELPHIA - A regional office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on May 2 announced that English Construction Co. agreed to pay $17,289 in penalties for inadequate oil spill prevention...
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Judge: Plaintiffs Offered Sufficient Evidence That Boiler Contained Mercury
PORTLAND, Ore. - A federal judge in Oregon presiding over a lawsuit brought under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) on April 29 refused to award summary...
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Judge: Expert Qualified To Testify On Contamination From Refinery's Operations
ST. CROIX, Virgin Islands - A federal judge presiding over an environmental contamination suit stemming from refinery operations in the Virgin Islands on May 8 ruled that an expert for the plaintiffs...
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Company To Reimburse EPA For $1.6M Used To Clean Superfund Site
TRENTON, N.J. - The owner of a Lawrenceville, N.J., site that was used to manufacture automotive brake parts and that was contaminated with substances such as asbestos, acids, flammable materials,...
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Grace To Pay $668,150 For Pollution Cleanup Costs At New Jersey Site
WILMINGTON, Del. - W.R. Grace and Co. and its Chapter 11 debtor affiliates will pay more than $650,000 to settle a claim for past and future environmental remediation response costs for a chemical...
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G-I Holdings Settles Environmental Claims For Tennessee Site
NEWARK, N.J. - Reorganized Chapter 11 debtor G-I Holdings Inc. will pay $129,000 to settle claims related to environmental damage at a Tennessee site, according to a stipulation and order entered April...
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EPA Pledges $569M To Improve Wastewater Facilities Impacted By Hurricane Sandy
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on May 2 announced that it has pledged to provide grants of $340 million to New York and $229 million to New Jersey to improve wastewater and...
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Appeals Court Orders Judge To Consider Community Center's Defenses In Cleanup...
TRENTON, N.J. - A New Jersey appeals panel on May 3 reversed a ruling entering default judgment against a community center that was named as a defendant in a soil and groundwater contamination suit and...
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Arizona Appeals Court: State Agency Properly Denied Company's Request For Funds
PHOENIX - An Arizona appeals panel on May 7 affirmed the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality's (ADEQ) decision to deny an oil company's request for additional funds from the State Assurance...
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Rhode Island Company To Pay $198,500 For Clean Air Act Violations
BOSTON - A Rhode Island-based company that manufactures and distributes natural and synthetic rubber products agreed to pay $198,500 to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violations of the...
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