Toxics Law Reporter Index-Summary

IDAHO

– CAA, coarse particulates, state's compliance questioned (N.D. Cal.), 432
– CAFOs, county regulation, limits (Idaho), 124
– Clean Water Act (CWA)

– – Real estate developer, dredging conviction (U.S., rev den), 29
– – Wetlands, pre-enforcement review denied (9th Cir.), 975

– Herbicide drift, negligence, award for farmers (D. Idaho), 518
– Mercury emission limitation rule approved, 1077
– Phosphorus cleanup to be expanded at fertilizer site (D. Idaho), 952
– Superfund, Bunker Hill mining site, claims by Coeur d'Alene tribe settled (D. Idaho), 214
– USTs, Goodman Oil fined (D. Idaho), 1106

ILLINOIS

– Asbestos, worker' families owed duty of care from “take home” exposure (Ill. App. Ct.), 587
– Clean Air Act (CAA)

– – New source review, Midwest Generation suit, counts dropped (N.D. Ill.), 242
– – Steel plant's operating permit to be reviewed (S.D. Ill.), 864

– Clean Water Act (CWA)

– – Lead bullets, citizens' standing (U.S., rev sought), 79; (rev den), 261
– – Tank barge explosion and spill, captain charged (N.D. Ill.), 57

– Diacetyl and popcorn worker's lung disease, jury award (Ill. Cir. Ct.), 939
– Gas spill, crude oil from pipeline, charges filed, 1078
– Greenhouse gas emission rules, delay sought, 265
– Herbicides, crop loss, breach of duty and causation not shown (7th Cir.), 1234
– Insurance, failure to specify pollutant release date irrelevant to defense duty (N.D. Ill.), 863
– Landfills, Hillside resolves state violations (Ill. Cir. Ct.), 866
– Metals, nuisance and trespass claims, time bar not defeated by sovereign immunity (C.D. Ill.), 483
– Poultry waste, Ill. River, tribe's motion to intervene untimely (10th Cir.), 1004
– Radioactive tritium, groundwater claims, Exelon settles (Ill. Cir. Ct.), 243
– RCRA

– – Cleanup costs not dischargeable in bankruptcy (U.S., rev sought), 215; briefing time extended, 644; (rev den), 1034
– – Mercury, fluorescent bulb recycler charged with permit violations, 464

– Steelmaker to cut particulates emissions at Granite City plant, 732
– Superfund

– – Contribution, unjust enrichment, jurisdiction (N.D. Ill.), 121
– – Electroplating, owner of leased equipment liable as facility owner (N.D. Ill.), 141
– – Poultry waste, Ill. River, tribe's motion to intervene untimely (10th Cir.), 1004

– Tobacco industry, light cigarettes, Ill. smokers' class claims (N.D. Ill.), 664
– Trasylol, 4 cases structured to avoid CAFA remanded to state court (7th Cir.), 662
– VOCs, electroplating site, five firms to pay cleanup costs (N.D. Ill.), 833
– Water pollution, Fox River tributary, recycling firm indicted (Ill. Cir. Ct.), 568

IMMUNITY

See also SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
– Fentanyl pain patch, Utah exception not barred (D. Utah), 969

IMPORTS

– Clean Air Act (CAA)

– – Auto parts retailer Pep Boys fined for import violations (D.D.C.), 464
– – Refrigerant smuggling, import firm owner sentenced (S.D. Fla.), 143

– CPSC inspectors posted at U.S. ports of entry, Insight, 787
– Dangerous imported products, House panel hearing held, 620
– Hydrochlorofluorocarbon-22, illegal sales, fine (S.D. Fla.), 262

INDEMNIFICATION

– Administrative dissolution of firm, time bar inapplicable (S.D. Ind.), 261
– Chinese drywall, builder's voluntary cleanup not covered (E.D. Va.), 368
– City sewerage district, coverage requires precise description (7th Cir.), 241
– Mold, stucco maker must indemnify installer (Tex.), 882
– Paint fumes, duty to indemnify, pollution exclusion clause (D.S.C.), 56
– Smelters

– – Lead may not be “pollutant” in smelter's policies (E.D. Mo.), 431
– – Tex. law, unallocated settlements bar cleanup claim against insurer (5th Cir.), 781

– Superfund

– – Mutual agreement, hazardous waste claims (W.D. Pa.), 101
– – Third-party property cleanup within site, no coverage owed (Wis. Ct. App.), 1218

– USTs, RCRA liability transfer bar inapplicable to civil suits (D.P.R.), 729

INDIA

– Solvent supplier from India must pay for fire damage (Tex. Dist. Ct.), 239

INDIANA

– Clean Air Act (CAA)

– – Cinergy's emission increase did not violate new source review (7th Cir.), 1104; DOJ seeks rehearing, 1283
– – Duke Energy, permit suit untimely (S.D. Ind.), 978

– Hexavalent chromium in Iraqi water plant, Natl. Guard's warning claims dismissed (S.D. Ind.), 205
– Pollution exclusion clauses, gas need not be listed to bar coverage under Ind. law (7th Cir.), 291
– Superfund, lead from car batteries, city of Gary and auto yard owner liable (N.D. Ind.), 166
– TCE, builder's suit not barred by economic loss doctrine (Ind. Ct. App.), 616

INJUNCTIONS

– Baycol and heart disease, economic injury class action bar (8th Cir.), 23; (U.S., rev grant), 1028
– CWA, selenium runoff from mountaintop mine, injunction granted (S.D.W. Va.), 598; defense consolidation request denied, 1080; environmental groups seek to intervene, 1251
– Superfund, injunction denial bars response claim (Mich. Ct. App.), 1135
– Zyprexa, discovery, distribution of confidential documents (2d Cir.), 915

INSECTICIDES

See also PESTICIDES
– Pyrethrin-based flea and tick products, pet owners class seek recall (D.N.J.), 258

INSURANCE

– Asbestos

– – “All sums” coverage

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

– – Bankruptcy court interpretation of 1986 settlement does not bind insurer (2d Cir.), 340

– BPA in baby products, economic-only claims (7th Cir.), 723
– Cal. law, administrative hearing “lawsuit” triggering coverage (Cal.), 1253
– Carbon monoxide, no coverage absent injury or property damage (N.H.), 1006
– Duty to indemnify

See INDEMNIFICATION

– Exclusions

See POLLUTION EXCLUSION CLAUSES

– Failure to specify pollutant release date irrelevant to defense duty (N.D. Ill.), 863
– “Forward-looking” policy covers cleanup of later-acquired firm (D. Minn.), 1253
– Health

See HEALTH INSURANCE

– Lead

– – Bullets, duty to defend shooting range (D. Or.), 55
– – Paint, Thomas toy train maker, insurer need not defend from U.S. suits (7th Cir.), 314

– Oil spill, Gulf of Mexico, insurers seek ruling on coverage (S.D. Tex.), 544
– PCE, extrinsic evidence relevant to insurer's liability (D. Mass.), 350
– Superfund

– – Cement plant, data request triggers duty to defend (D. Or.), 1075
– – Contribution, mining, collateral source rule (U.S., rev den), 28
– – Excess insurer may have defense duty despite policy's silence (Wis.), 677

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

See also specific countries
– Personal jurisdiction over foreign manufacturers

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4678, S 1606

– Safety inspections, FDA seeks additional resources and authority, 239

INTERNET

– BPA, website for parents, 54
– Class actions, new media options for notice, Special Report, 358

INTERVENTION

– Climate change, endangerment finding, states' intervention (D.C. Cir.), 82; Tex. and industry groups sue EPA, 143; more states challenge finding, 170
– Drinking water, non-settling party may intervene in consent decree (9th Cir,), 561
– Superfund

– – Mandatory right of potentially responsible party (N.D. W.Va.), 78
– – Poultry waste, Ill. River, tribe's motion to intervene untimely (10th Cir.), 1004

IOWA

– CAA, feedhouse permit violations, agricultural processor fined (Iowa Dist. Ct.), 169
– CWA, feedlots must implement waste water controls, 838
– Phenylpropanolamine (PPA), neurological causation testimony unreliable (Iowa), 159
– RCRA, pesticides plant, violations settled, 1079
– Salmonella, eggs, purchaser suit filed against Iowa farms (N.D. Ill.), 970

IRAQ

– 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

IRON

– CWA, pipe maker McWane to settle claims (N.D. Ala.), 731
– Groundwater cleanup, nanoscale iron particles, risks and benefits, 125