Toxics Law Reporter Index-Summary

FALSE ADVERTISING

– Baycol, dismissal of class action suit to be reviewed (Cal.), 161

FDA

See FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)

FEDERAL EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT (FELA)

– Asbestos

– – Former workers file series of suits (Minn. Dist. Ct.), 614
– – Railroad worker's damages jury question (Miss.), 69

– Cleaning solvent and brain damage, railroad worker's verdict (Ky.), 516

FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)

– Blueberry farmers' claims against pesticide maker not barred (3d Cir.), 822
– Dairy farmers lack right of action over pesticide drift (8th Cir.), 542
– Limitations periods, spray drift suit against EPA time-barred (D.D.C.), 1153
– United Farm Workers suit, jurisdiction (9th Cir.), 102

FEDERAL PREEMPTION

See PREEMPTION

FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT (FTCA)

– Hexavalent chromium in Iraqi water plant, FTCA does not bar veterans' claims (D. Or.), 906

FELA

See FEDERAL EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT (FELA)

FERTILIZER

– Groundwater pollution, causation not shown (Wis. Ct. App.), 855
– Phosphorus cleanup to be expanded at site (D. Idaho), 952
– Pollution exclusion clauses

– – Ammonia used as fertilizer considered pollutant (10th Cir.), 1348
– – Sludge used as fertilizer, clause bars coverage (D. Me.), 1218

– RCRA

– – Asphyxiated workers at MagnaGro, EPA issues complaint, 1141
– – ExxonMobil to close Tex. acid waste impoundment, 1035
– – Plant City, cleanup settlement (M.D. Fla.), 803

– Tampa Bay, fishermen's negligence suit may proceed (Fla.), 615

FIFRA

See FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)

FIFTH AMENDMENT

– Due process, unilateral §106 order issued without hearing challenged (D.C. Cir.), 491; challenge denied, 673

FINANCE INDUSTRY

See BANKING

FIRES

– Asbestos, pollution exclusion clause trumps related policy in Ohio (6th Cir.), 494
– Solvent supplier from India must pay for fire damage (Tex. Dist. Ct.), 239

FLORIDA

– CAA, dry bulk storage, faulty pollution controls, criminal charges settled (M.D. Fla.), 168
– Chinese drywall, sulfur gas

– – Jury award to Fla. couple (Fla. Cir. Ct.), 640
– – Property damage, homeowner class certified (Fla. Cir. Ct.), 551

– Clean Water Act (CWA), Everglades

– – Permit not needed for transfer of polluted water (U.S., rev sought), 838; Miccosukee Tribe also appeals (rev sought), 888
– – Phosphorus cleanup, contempt charges for agency heads (S.D. Fla.), 378; EPA court appearance stayed (11th Cir.), 1038; court appearance order overturned, 1163

– Fertilizer

– – Plant City, RCRA cleanup settlement (M.D. Fla.), 803
– – Tampa Bay, fishermen's negligence suit may proceed (Fla.), 615

– Fungicide Benlate, new trials ordered for Costa Rican farmers (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.), 1275
– HRT, Fla. woman's suit transferred (D. Minn.), 1183
– Hydrochlorofluorocarbon-22, illegal sales, fine (S.D. Fla.), 262
– MTBE in drinking water, settlement (S.D.N.Y.), 796
– Petroleum cleanup, state legislature overrides veto, 1259
– Pollution exclusions bar claims even if insured did not cause pollution (11th Cir.), 706
– Superfund, Tyndall Air Force Base cleanup without formal pact illegal, EPA says, 949
– Tobacco industry

– – Engle progeny case, defense verdict (Fla. Cir. Ct.), 1070
– – Plaintiffs may use certain Engle jury findings (11th Cir.), 744; award upheld (Fla. Ct. App.), 1334
– – Smoker's death, R.J. Reynolds loses case (Fla. Cir. Ct.), 1208

– Zicam and loss of smell, expert wrongly excluded (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.), 1337

FOOD

– Bacteria

See BACTERIA

– Carcinogen in grilled chicken, suit against chain restaurants reinstated (Cal. Ct. App.), 858; suit proceeds (Cal.), 1157
– Clean Water Act (CWA)

– – Fishing boat permit exemption, extending

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5301

– – Sea Level Seafood settles charges, 1163
– – Seafood firm pays Alaska to settle alleged violations, 680

– Containers, BPA

See BISPHENOL-A (BPA)

– Dairies

– – CWA, illegal discharge allegations, owner settles (D. Neb.), 167
– – Infant formula, melamine poisoning, China proper forum (D. Md.), 371
– – Water pollution violations settled (Wis. Cir. Ct.), 194

– Diacetyl in popcorn

See DIACETYL

– Fertilizer in Tampa Bay, fishermen's negligence suit may proceed (Fla.), 615
– Gulf of Mexico oil spill

– – BP to ensure seafood safety, 1153
– – Dispersant Corexit 9500, class suit (E.D. La.), 666
– – Fishing ban area and monitoring efforts expanded, 498
– – Shrimpers file negligence suit (E.D. La.), 423

– Lead contamination in baby food and beverages alleged (D. Colo.), 726
– Liquor distillery, coal-fired, particulates and mold, trespass (W.D. Ky.), 69
– PCBs, Portland Harbor, Or., fish may pose health risk, 525
– Saccharin and salts, EPA proposes removing from hazardous waste lists, 409
– Seafood processor, Dutch Harbor, CAA and EPCRA charges settled (D. Alaska), 405
– Trans fat count rounded down, state claims barred (C.D. Cal.), 1209
– Tuna, mercury poisoning, warning claims not barred (D.N.J.), 370

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)

– BPA, FDA sued for not regulating (D.C. Cir.), 670
– Drug recalls and foreign inspections, FDA seeks additional resources and authority, 239
– Pain pumps, clearance records admissible in product liability case (D. Or.), 1100
– Public disclosure proposals, impact on product liability suits, Insight, 766

FORMALDEHYDE

– Carcinogen classification recommended, 26
– Hurricane Katrina, FEMA trailers, dismissal affirmed (5th Cir,), 1336

FOSAMAX

– Causation

– – Defense verdict upheld, cause not proved (2d Cir.), 1180
– – Fact questions for jury (S.D.N.Y.), 115
– – Merck wins on defect and cause issues (S.D.N.Y.), 1242

– Femur fracture risk, long-term use, report, 972; updated label planned, 1102
– Jury verdict for Merck (S.D.N.Y.), 455
– Retrial of bellwether suit, warning claims dismissed (S.D.N.Y.), 287; design defect award, 640; appeal of remittitur planned, 1101

FRANCE

– Asbestos, payments for early retirees, 27
– BPA, more data sought on chemical, 138

FRAUD

– Asbestos, incomplete disclosure justifies suit against seller (W.D.N.C.), 1303
– Avandia, heart attack victim alleges concealment of risk (E.D. Tex.), 1281
– Fentanyl pain patch, Utah immunity exception not barred (D. Utah), 969
– Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

– – Mich. fraud exception not barred (E.D. Pa.), 1071
– – Reliance on allegedly misleading statement inapplicable to drug suits (W. Va.), 1338

– Hotel liability for bed bugs, Analysis & Perspective, 37
– Joinder

See JOINDER

– Motrin, labeling, preemption, adequacy presumption (N.D. Tex.), 97
– Pain pump, risk concealment discovery allowed (W.D. La.), 751
– PCE, motion picture worker, skin rash, fraudulent concealment (Cal. Ct. App.), 93
– Pesticide DBCP, witness tampering in Nicaraguan workers' case (Cal. Super. Ct.), 722
– Superfund

– – Conspiracy, subcontractor's sales rep sentenced (D.N.J.), 190
– – Cost recovery, sovereign immunity (D.V.I.), 28

– Tobacco

– – La. smoker class, Scalia halts payment (U.S., judgment stayed), 996; (rev sought), 1310
– – Marketing, unjust enrichment (N.D. Ill.), 73

FTCA

See FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT (FTCA)

FUMES

– Paint

– – Chemical sensitivity proof rejected (Kan.), 1123
– – Duty to indemnify, pollution exclusion clause (D.S.C.), 56

– Paper mill emissions, class certification denied (M.D. Ala.), 1155
– Sealant fumes, air traffic controllers denied retrial for attorney negligence (Cal. Ct. App.), 254
– Vapor intrusion from DuPont explosives plant, residents file groundwater suit (N.J. Super. Ct.), 207