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Ohio Appellate Panel Affirms Denial Of Workers' Comp Claim For Bus Driver...
CLEVELAND - A unanimous Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Eighth District Court of Appeals panel on Feb. 28 unanimously affirmed summary judgment as a matter of law against a regional transit authority bus driver...
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Illinois Appeal Panel Affirms Pollution Exclusion Ruling In...
MOUNT VERNON, Ill. - A unanimous Illinois First Appellate District, Fifth Division, panel issued an opinion Feb. 22 affirming a judgment that insurance companies for Crestwood, Ill., owe the village no...
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Colorado Supreme Court Applies Pollution Exclusion To Dumped Restaurant Grease
DENVER - The Colorado Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion on Feb. 25, overturning the state appellate court in a case brought by plaintiffs seeking to garnish the insurance company of a restaurant...
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West Virginia Supreme Court Affirms $133,000 Judgment For Carbon Monoxide...
NEW ORLEANS - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issued an opinion Feb. 22 unanimously affirming the award of $133,000 to a family for carbon monoxide exposure after concluding that the jury...
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Ohio Appeals Panel Affirms Defense Summary Judgment In Faulty Furnace Lawsuit
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio - A unanimous 12th District Ohio Court of Appeals issued an opinion Feb. 19 confirming the inadmissibility of an engineer designated by a plaintiff alleging carbon monoxide poisoning...
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Louisiana Federal Judge Denies Remand In Class Actions Alleging Chemical...
BATON ROUGE, La. - Remand was denied Feb. 26 in two putative classes removed in April to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana because the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000,...
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Plaintiffs Seek Appointment Of Class Action Counsel In New Jersey Derailment...
CAMDEN, N.J. - Plaintiffs in two of the eight putative class actions consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against CONRAIL, Norfolk Southern Railway Co. and CSX...
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Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Denial Of Penalty In Workers' Comp Injury Suit
LINCOLN, Neb. - The Nebraska Supreme Court on Feb. 15 unanimously affirmed denial of the wait-time penalty and attorney fees under the workers' compensation act to a worker alleging tardy reimbursement...
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Diversity Jurisdiction Cited To Remove North Carolina Pesticide Exposure Lawsuit
RALEIGH, N.C. - Pesticide companies sued in North Carolina filed notice of removal Feb. 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina in a personal injury lawsuit brought by...
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Oil Companies File Notice To Remove NORM Injury Case Filed By Louisiana...
NEW ORLEANS - Three oil companies filed notice of removal Feb. 25 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in a naturally occurring radioactive materials exposure lawsuit filed...
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Perfluorochemical Exposure Linked To Osteoarthritis
RESEARCH TRIANLGE PARK, N.C. - The National Institute of Environmental Health Science published a study Feb. 8 linking perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) exposure to an...
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Court Reverses Decision Awarding Damages To Purchasers Of Defective Home
SEATTLE - A Washington appeals court on Feb. 25 reversed a ruling that found that the sellers of a home concealed defects and that awarded the purchasers damages, finding that the purchasers of the...
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Delaware Justice Awards Condo Owner Damages For Mold-Related Repairs
WILMINGTON, Del. - After finding that residents and a condominium association were responsible for water leaks and mold in another resident's condo, a Delaware justice on Jan. 16 awarded her $62,180 in...
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New York Justice Allows Condo Owner's Negligence Claim To Proceed
NEW YORK - A New York justice on Feb. 15 granted summary judgment on the majority of a resident's claims against the owners of a condominium complex in relation to water damage, but allowed her...
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Federal Judge Refuses To Grant New Trial For Condominium Builder
FLORENCE, S.C. - A South Carolina federal judge on Feb. 20 denied a condominium builder's motion for a new trial in relation to its claims that a defectively designed heating, ventilation and air...
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Court Affirms Dismissal Of Claims Alleging Mycotoxin Poisoning Against County
JACKSON, Tenn. - After finding that claims asserted by the daughters of a school custodian who alleged that mold exposure caused their mother's death were barred by the exclusive remedy provision of...
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Justice Dismisses Apartment Owner's Request For Payments From Housing Authority
NEW YORK - A New York justice on Jan. 23 granted a cross-petition filed by a housing authority and others to dismiss a petition filed against it by the owner of an apartment complex, which committed...
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Michigan Court Remands Portions Of Decision In Declaratory Judgment Case
LANSING, Mich. - A Michigan appeals court on Feb. 14 reversed portions of a trial court's ruling in a declaratory judgment action filed by an insurer in relation to mold-related coverage claims,...
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Judge Transfers Insurance Case In Relation To Housing Facility Conditions
HAMMOND, Ind. - An Indiana federal judge on Feb. 8 granted a motion filed by the owners of various senior living facilities that allegedly contain mold to transfer an insurance declaratory judgment...
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Manufactured Home Buyer Files Complaint In Texas Court, Alleges Defects
ORANGE, Texas - A purchaser on Jan. 30 filed a complaint in a Texas court against the maker of her manufactured home, alleging that the home contained numerous defects, including mold, and seeking...
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