Toxics Law Reporter Index-Summary

ACCUTANE

– Depression and suicide, expert, causation (N.J. Super. Ct.), 114
– Inflammatory bowel disease

– – Evidence improperly barred, award vacated (N.J. Super. Ct.), 798
– – Personal injury suit, award (N.J. Super. Ct.), 160

ADVERTISING

See FALSE ADVERTISING; MARKETING

AGRICULTURE

– Animals

See ANIMALS

– CAA, greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources, EPA authority challenged (D.C. Cir.), 325
– CAFOs

See CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (CAFOs)

– Fertilizer

See FERTILIZER

– Fungicides, herbicides and pesticides

See PESTICIDES

– Insurance, “forward-looking” policy covers cleanup of later-acquired firm (D. Minn.), 1253
– Superfund, Boarhead Farms, §113(f)(2) protection limits party to §113(f) claim (3d Cir.), 375; payment rule, incurring cleanup costs (U.S., rev sought), 921; (rev den), 1246

AIDS AND HIV

– Blood product, contaminated, Taiwanese plaintiffs' claims time-barred (7th Cir.), 316

AIR POLLUTION

– Animal feed makers, chromium and manganese, EPA emissions cuts, 15
– Asbestos

See ASBESTOS

– CAA

See CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA)

– Cal., Los Angeles permits legally issued (Cal. Super. Ct.), 761
– Chemicals, small manufacturers' operating permit requirement, EPA stays, 1318
– Coal

– – Pa. revokes Erie Coke's air permit, 526; settlement reached (Pa. Commw. Ct.), 623
– – Trespass, coal-fired liquor distillery, particulates and mold (W.D. Ky.), 69

– Dioxins, waste-to-energy plant charged with excessive emissions (Conn. Super. Ct.), 866
– Dust

See DUST

– Lead, expanded monitoring, 17; final rule published, 1352
– Modernizing of laws needed, officials say at forum, 1111
– Oil and gas

– – Mass. laws, ExxonMobil settles claims (Mass. Super. Ct.), 680
– – Natural gas-fired industrial engines, final EPA rule, 867; challenges filed (D.C. Cir.), 1139
– – N.M., processing plants, air emissions control, 32

– Particulates emissions, reductions at Ill. steel plant planned, 732
– Power plant emissions caps

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 2995

– Solid waste incinerators, EPA issues proposed performance standards, 435
– Tex., Dow subsidiary settles state air charges, 891
– Vinyl chloride from chemical plant, class not certified (E.D. Pa.), 232
– Wis., 3M to cut carbon emissions, 786

AIR TRANSPORTATION

– CWA, pesticide spraying for county, point sources (2d Cir.), 323
– Lead in propeller plane fuel, ban, 34
– Mold cleanup contractors, air traffic controllers' Mich. claims dismissed (6th Cir.), 586
– RCRA

– – Hydrogen sulfide gas, gate de-icing not dangerous (10th Cir.), 142; (U.S., rev sought), 756; (rev den), 1034
– – Masonry block from aircraft particles, rule clarification (U.S., rev sought), 430; (rev den), 563
– – Spirit AeroSystems, Kan. parts maker settles waste claims, 730

– Sealant fumes, air traffic controllers denied retrial for attorney negligence (Cal. Ct. App.), 254
– TCE, Kan. airport, Raytheon cleanup ordered (10th Cir.), 10

ALABAMA

– Asbestos, rule of repose begins to run when injury appears (Ala.), 423
– CAA, Shell refineries to pay fine and implement pollution controls (S.D. Tex.), 326
– Clean Water Act (CWA)

– – Pipe maker McWane to settle claims (N.D. Ala.), 731
– – Timber firm's later-filed state suit against dairy does not bar federal case (S.D. Ala.), 1317

– Duract, liver disease, unjust enrichment from third-party payers, class decertified (Ala.), 135
– Oil spill, state files two suits over BP spill (M.D. Ala.), 822; BP rejects lost revenue claim, 980

ALASKA

– Clean Air Act (CAA)

– – Coarse particulates, state's compliance questioned (N.D. Cal.), 432
– – Seafood processor settles CAA and EPCRA charges (D. Alaska), 405

– Clean Water Act (CWA)

– – Coal dust in Seward waters, railroad and mining (D. Alaska), 30
– – Cook Inlet discharge permit, policy review ordered (9th Cir.), 1138
– – Exxon Valdez oil spill

– – – Animals, impact study, 116
– – – Award allocation (U.S., rev sought), 4; (rev den), 181

– – Prudhoe Bay, motion to revoke BP probation (D. Alaska), 1251; BP denies violation, 1350
– – Sea Level Seafoods settles charges, 1163
– – Seafood firm pays to settle alleged violations, 680
– – State takeover of waste water discharge permitting upheld (9th Cir.), 1186

– Oil spills

– – Cook Inlet, tanker and refinery settle claims with state, 708
– – State spill plan, group plans to sue EPA and Coast Guard, 1255

ALUMINUM

– Civil penalty, 16 sites, 103

AMMONIA

– CAA, chicken processor, worker death, fine, 123
– Pollution exclusion clauses, ammonia used as fertilizer considered pollutant (10th Cir.), 1348

ANIMALS

– Air pollution, feed makers' chemicals, EPA emissions cuts, 15
– Arsenic, cattle dip unreasonably dangerous per se (La. Ct. App.), 1157
– CAFOs

See CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (CAFOs)

– Clean Air Act (CAA)

– – Chicken processor, ammonia, worker death, fine, 123
– – Feedhouse permit violations, agricultural processor fined (Iowa Dist. Ct.), 169
– – Particulates from Cal. beef feedlots, EPA final action proposed (N.D. Cal.), 679

– Clean Water Act (CWA)

– – Feedlots, Iowa, must implement waste water controls, 838
– – Livestock waste, feedlot operator (D. Neb.), 103
– – Poultry processor, state resolution no bar to federal action (4th Cir.), 1137
– – Timber firm's later-filed state suit against dairy does not bar federal case (S.D. Ala.), 1317

– Drugs

– – Heartworm medication for dogs, no injury (1st Cir.), 546
– – Horse antibiotic, family's ailments, doctor not expert (N.M. Ct. App.), 1098
– – Insulin, pet's death, negligence (N.D. Ohio), 8
– – Pyrethrin-based products, pet owner class seek recall (D.N.J.), 258

– Exxon Valdez oil spill, impact study, 116
– Poultry waste, Ill. River, tribe's motion to intervene untimely (10th Cir.), 1004

APPEALS

– CWA, wetlands, pre-enforcement review denied (9th Cir.), 975
– Paxil, suicide, wrongful death appeal untimely (10th Cir.), 424; rehearing sought, 486
– Wellbutrin generic, effectiveness, claims not barred (E.D. Pa.), 549; interlocutory appeal filed, 619; plaintiffs oppose appeal, 642

ARBITRATION

– Ecuador, oil waste claims against Chevron, stay of arbitration sought (S.D.N.Y.), 48; arbitration may proceed, 234; Ecuadorians to appeal, 256; plaintiffs must produce documents, 1274; attorney-client privilege waived by documentary film (E.D. Pa.), 1333; document production upheld (2d Cir.), 1334

AREDIA

– Osteonecrosis, defense verdict (N.J. Super. Ct.), 1068
– Warning claim to proceed (M.D.N.C.), 1131; proof may support wantonness finding, 1160

ARIZONA

– Clean Air Act (CAA)

– – Coarse particulates, state's compliance questioned (N.D. Cal.), 432
– – Copper mine, Asarco reaches settlement, 1140

ARKANSAS

– HRT and cancer risk, Prempro warning adequate (E.D. Ark.), 1129
– Metoclopramide and tardive dyskinesia, brand name maker not liable to user of generics (W.D. Ark.), 700
– Pitocin, malpractice defendant need not testify as expert (8th Cir.), 829
– Pollution exclusion, herbicide, neighboring crop damage not covered (8th Cir.), 976
– RCRA, EPA proposes excluding wire maker's waste water sludge from list, 294

ARMED SERVICES

– Asbestos

– – Mesothelioma, Navy ship parts, third party liability (Cal.), 5
– – Ship valve maker not liable for sailor's exposure (Cal. Ct. App.), 454; rehearing granted (Cal.), 701
– – Wrongful death award, jury to assess Navy's fault (Cal. Ct. App.), 547

– CAA, diesel marine engines, sales without compliance certificates charged (D.D.C.), 1037
– Contribution

– – Dredging permit issuance does not render U.S. liable for waterway cleanup (W.D. Wash.), 1313
– – Former defense site, pre-enforcement review bar applies on private property (E.D. Cal.), 404

– CWA, Army Corps of Engineers lacks authority over dredged or fill materials into upland ditches (D.D.C.), 324
– Drinking water, toxic exposures at N.C. and Japan bases, health care bill approved, 99; Navy to pay for Camp Lejeune mortality study, 164; personal injury suit, limitations period, sovereign immunity (E.D.N.C.), 182; repose law exception allows suit, 1208
– Hexavalent chromium in Iraqi water plant

– – Ind. Natl. Guard's warning claims dismissed (S.D. Ind.), 205
– – Or. Natl. Guard unit's poisoning claims allowed (D. Or.), 422; FTCA does not bar claims, 906

– Mustard agent munitions, Pueblo storage depot to be monitored (D. Colo.), 466
– Natural resources, Boeing to restore habitat in Seattle waterway (W.D. Wash.), 462; agencies seek comments, 1112
– Oil spills, Coast Guard actions

– – Alaska contingency plan, environmental group to sue, 1255
– – Data collection may begin, 923
– – Prevention

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3619

– Plutonium, Rocky Flats weapons plant, improper jury instructions (10th Cir.), 909
– Property transfers delayed by non-cleanup of ex-military sites, House panel told, 266
– RCRA, masonry block from aircraft particles, rule clarification (U.S., rev sought), 430; (rev den), 563
– Superfund

– – Air force base cleanup without formal pact illegal, EPA says, 949
– – EPA may need expanded authority over Defense Dept. sites, GAO report, 839
– – Ft. Detrick, Md., cleanup agreement finalized, 1345

– TCE, Moses Lake, cleanup settlement reached (E.D. Wash.), 1347
– Vapor intrusion from DuPont explosives plant, residents file groundwater suit (N.J. Super. Ct.), 207

ARSENIC

– Cancer risk, EPA issues draft assessment, 528
– Cattle dip unreasonably dangerous per se (La. Ct. App.), 1157

ASBESTOS

– Bankruptcy

– – Garlock Sealing Tech. files for Chapter 11 relief to resolve claim (W.D.N.C.), 593
– – Insurer not bound by bankruptcy court interpretation of 1986 settlement (2d Cir.), 340
– – Libby vermiculite mine, residents vs. state (3d Cir.), 48

– Clean Air Act (CAA)

– – Disposal violations, sentences (N.D.N.Y.), 598
– – Rochester, N.Y. contractor found guilty (W.D.N.Y.), 1219

– Component-parts doctrine, ship valve maker not liable for sailor's exposure (Cal. Ct. App.), 454; rehearing granted (Cal.), 701
– Construction firm fined for gutting building without protection (Md. Cir. Ct.), 465
– Damages

– – FELA, railroad worker's damages jury question (Miss.), 69
– – Short-term, decades old workplace exposure, award upheld (N.J. Super Ct.), 369
– – Wrongful death award, jury to assess Navy's fault (Cal. Ct. App.), 547

– Design defect, jury instruction on consumer expectation (Cal. Ct. App.), 906
– Evidence

– – Plaintiff's settlement data (E.D. Pa.), 53
– – Prima facie requirements apply to asbestos claims only (Ohio), 452

– Failure to warn, one worker charges 22 manufacturers, sellers and distributors (Tex. Dist. Ct.), 255
– Family members, “take home” exposure

– – Duty of care owed (Ill. App. Ct.), 587
– – Liability for spouse who worked for employer possible (N.J. Super. Ct.), 854
– – On-site exposure required for liability (Ohio), 614

– France, payments for early retirees, 27
– Insurance

– – “All sums” coverage

– – – Allocation method reaffirmed (Ohio), 639
– – – Obtaining, Insight, 330

– – Pollution exclusion clause trumps related policy in Ohio (6th Cir.), 494

– Limitations periods

– – Ala., common law rule of repose runs when injury appears (Ala.), 423
– – Cal., dissolved firms, suits limited to Cal. firms (Cal. Ct. App.), 426
– – Me., statute of repose valid for claims against dissolved firms (Me.), 544
– – R.I., floor tile manufacturer may not invoke statute of repose (R.I. Super. Ct.), 1027

– Mesothelioma

– – Choice of law, Cal. resident exposed to asbestos at Okla. refinery (Cal.), 158
– – Cigarette filters containing asbestos (Cal. Super. Ct.), 74
– – Merchant marine's son exposed, award (Md. Cir. Ct.), 93
– – Navy ship parts, third party liability (Cal.), 5

– Nuisance and trespass, mine official charged (Vt.), 68
– Occupational exposure suits allowed when other causes of harm exist (Pa.), 774
– Railroads

– – Former workers file series of suits (Minn. Dist. Ct.), 614
– – Maintenance shop, locomotive law bars widow's suit (3d Cir.), 940
– – Strict liability laws, preemption (Pa. Super. Ct.), 22

– Real estate, incomplete disclosure justifies fraud suit against seller (W.D.N.C.), 1303
– Retroactivity law does not stop pending suits (Tex.), 1126
– Sophisticated purchaser defense unavailable to supplier (Cal. Ct. App.), 1241
– Standing, successor in interest, Commerce Clause issues clarified (Pa.), 1306
– Substitution of parties, Miss. post-death claim dismissed (Miss.), 1123

ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE

– Oil waste claims against Chevron, Ecuadorian plaintiffs must produce documents (S.D.N.Y.), 1274; documentary film waived privilege (E.D. Pa.), 1333; production order upheld (2d Cir.), 1334
– Superfund, attorney-client privilege protects defense argument (Or. Ct. App.), 1184

ATTORNEYS

– Bacteria in baby formula, loss of pro hac vice status upheld (N.C.), 703
– Environmental litigation, impact evaluated, 916
– Fees

– – Diet drugs, Fen-Phen class suit, lawyer disbarred for taking unearned fees (Ky.), 556
– – Lead paint, contingency fees allowed in some nuisance suits (Cal.), 743; amicus brief filed (U.S., rev sought), 1276
– – Pollution exclusion clauses, contract suit, insurer delay (Mich. Ct. App.), 95
– – RCRA, fee-shifting provision unavailable to voluntarily dismissed defendant (N.D. Cal.), 1344

– Lead paint, litigation costs denied successful defendants (R.I. Super. Ct.), 554
– Litigation financing by third-party investors, Special Report, 269
– Pesticide DBCP, Nicaraguan workers, witness tampering by attorneys (Cal. Super. Ct.), 722
– Sealant fumes, air traffic controllers denied retrial for attorney negligence (Cal. Ct. App.), 254
– Superfund, attorney-client privilege protects defense argument (Or. Ct. App.), 1184

AUSTRALIA

– Vioxx doubles heart attack risk, Australian court finds, 238

AVANDIA

– Cardiac risks, Sen. report suggests manufacturer awareness, 163
– Heart attack victim alleges concealment of risk (E.D. Tex.), 1281
– Jurisdiction, plaintiffs from different states not fraudulently misjoined (E.D. Mo.), 670
– Predecessor manufacturer not fraudulently joined (S.D. Ill.), 456
– Type 2 diabetes patients' access to drug restricted, 1001