Toxics Law Reporter Index-Summary

NANOTECHNOLOGY

– Groundwater cleanup, nanoscale iron particles, risks and benefits, 125
– Product liability claims, Insight, 1196
– Voluntary standard for sustainable remediation discussed, 219

NATIVE AMERICANS

– Cooperative agreements for response and remediation, EPA submits proposed rule, 439
– CWA, Everglades, permit not needed for polluted water transfer, tribe appeals (U.S., rev sought), 888; (rev den), 1248
– Superfund

– – Bunker Hill mining site, claims by Coeur d'Alene tribe settled (D. Idaho), 214
– – Poultry waste, Ill. River, tribe's motion to intervene untimely (10th Cir.), 1004
– – Tar Creek site, state not party to Quapaw Tribe suit (N.D. Okla.), 886

– UST, tribal jurisdiction against gas station owner, en banc review sought (9th Cir.), 1026; ruling analyzed, Insight, 1322

NATURAL DISASTERS

– Hurricane Katrina

– – Climate change, Miss. property owners' suit (5th Cir.), 180; appeal dismissed, 541; (U.S., rev sought), 910
– – Formaldehyde in FEMA trailers, dismissal affirmed (5th Cir,), 1336

NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGES

– Asarco mining sites, N.M., plan issued, 525
– Colo., Lowry landfill, Coors settles claims (D. Colo.), 562; settlement approved, 1136
– Oil spills

– – Gulf of Mexico, trustees assess damage, 1041
– – Transport firm settles (D. Mass.), 1222

– Poultry waste, Ill. River, tribe's motion to intervene untimely (10th Cir.), 1004
– Refineries

– – La., estuary cleanup, ConocoPhillips settles, 1109
– – San Pablo Bay, Chevron fined for waste water discharges (N.D. Cal.), 141

– Seattle waterway, Boeing to restore habitat (W.D. Wash.), 462; agencies seek comments, 1112
– Tar Creek site, state not party to Quapaw Tribe suit (N.D. Okla.), 886
– TCE, soil and groundwater, electronics plant (N.J. Super. Ct.), 32
– Waiver by state not to pursue claim stands (D.N.J.), 1076

NEBRASKA

– Clean Water Act (CWA)

– – Animal waste, feedlot operator (D. Neb.), 103
– – Dairy owner settles illegal discharge allegations (D. Neb.), 167

– Hydrogen sulfide from faulty drum, injured worker lacked evidence (8th Cir.), 543
– Incinerator operator to pay for hazardous waste violations, 600
– Negligence, foreseeability of injury shifted to fact question (Neb.), 883

NEGLIGENCE

– Asbestos, workers' families owed duty of care from “take home” exposure (Ill. App. Ct.), 587
– Botulism, Botox treatment, award (Okla. Dist. Ct.), 486
– Carbon disulfide, award for BP refinery workers set aside (S.D. Tex.), 254
– Clean Water Act (CWA)

– – Animal waste, feedlot operator (D. Neb.), 103
– – Simple negligence and criminal liability, Insight, 1084

– Fertilizer in Tampa Bay, fishermen's suit may proceed (Fla.), 615
– Foreseeability of injury shifted to fact question (Neb.), 883
– Herbicides

– – Crop loss, breach of duty and causation not shown (7th Cir.), 1234
– – Drift, award for farmers (D. Idaho), 518

– Hotel liability for bed bugs, Analysis & Perspective, 37
– Lead paint, negligence verdict lacked “owner or operator” definition (Md. Ct. Spec. App.), 1303
– Motrin, contributory negligence ruling affirmed (7th Cir.), 823
– Oil and gas

– – Economic loss doctrine bars cleanup tort claim (9th Cir.), 698
– – Gulf of Mexico oil spill, shrimpers file class suit (E.D. La.), 423

– Ozone laundry system, brain damage, suits not barred by workers' comp ruling (Utah), 520
– Phenytoin sodium, skin reaction, claims may proceed (S.D. Miss.), 1031
– Redux

– – Negligent design defect claim (Pa. Super. Ct.), 799
– – State negligence claims not barred (6th Cir.), 881; en banc hearing denied, 1098

– Sealant fumes, air traffic controllers denied retrial for attorney negligence (Cal. Ct. App.), 254
– Sodium hydroxide, fiberglass storage tank, worker burned (8th Cir.), 92
– TCE, builder's suit not barred by economic loss doctrine (Ind. Ct. App.), 616
– Urinary tract analgesic, allergic reaction, pharmacy not liable (6th Cir.), 95; (U.S., rev den), 1029
– Veterinary insulin, pet's death (N.D. Ohio), 8

NEURONTIN

– Causation of various injuries not shown (D. Mass.), 859
– Off-label marketing, class decertified (Pa. Super. Ct.), 71
– Suicide, widow's claims (M.D. Tenn.), 185; epidemiologist and economist may testify, 428; Pfizer settles case, 522

NEVADA

– CAA, coarse particulates, state's compliance questioned (N.D. Cal.), 432
– Gas cleanup, economic loss doctrine bars negligence tort claim (9th Cir.), 698
– HRT and cancer risk, malice finding and award upheld (Nev.), 1233
– Medical malpractice, declaration signed on penalty of perjury satisfies expert affidavit law (Nev.), 671
– Propofol, hepatitis C outbreak from reused syringes, award (Nev. Dist. Ct.), 455
– RCRA, hazardous waste facility fined, 1079

NEW HAMPSHIRE

– Carbon monoxide, no coverage absent injury or property damage (N.H.), 1006
– Tobacco industry, light cigarettes, class consumer claim to proceed (N.H. Super. Ct.), 1237

NEW JERSEY

– 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

– Aredia and Zometa, osteonecrosis link, defense verdict (N.J. Super. Ct.), 1068
– Asbestos

– – Short-term, decades old workplace exposure, award upheld (N.J. Super Ct.), 369
– – “Take home” exposure, liability for spouse who worked for employer possible (N.J. Super. Ct.), 854

– CAA, landfill operators in East Brunswick settle emissions charges (D.N.J.), 760
– CWA, wetlands, warrantless search, fine and restoration order (U.S., rev sought), 1007
– Hexavalent chromium, residents charge Honeywell and PPG Indus. (N.J. Super. Ct.), 518
– Mercury in canned tuna, warning claims not barred (D.N.J.), 370
– Natural resource damages, state waiver by state not to pursue claim stands (D.N.J.), 1076
– PFOA in drinking water, N.J. nuisance law, class certification (3d Cir.), 4
– Polio vaccine, collective liability for alleged brain tumor link (N.J. Super. Ct.), 724
– Seroquel and diabetes, defense verdict reached (N.J. Super. Ct.), 256
– Soil pollution, Sensient Colors, Camden plant cleanup settled (D.N.J.), 561
– Solvents, soil and groundwater cleanup, settlement, 785
– Spills, prior property owner not liable for hazardous waste generation (N.J. Super. Ct.), 865
– Superfund

– – Chemical firm and officers to pay for cleanup (D.N.J.), 755
– – Fraud conspiracy, subcontractor's sales rep sentenced (D.N.J.), 190

– Vapor intrusion from DuPont explosives plant, residents file groundwater suit (N.J. Super. Ct.), 207
– VOCs, circuit board maker, groundwater cleanup settlement (D.N.J.), 377

NEW MEXICO

– Coal-fired power plant, stringent controls proposed, 1081
– Gas processing plants, air emissions control, 32
– Horse antibiotic, family's ailments, doctor not expert (N.M. Ct. App.), 1098
– Superfund

– – Asarco mining sites, natural resources plan issued, 525
– – Questa, Molycorp mining sites to be cleaned up, 1346

– Uranium mill, but-for causation applies to toxic torts under N.M. law (10th Cir,), 938

NEW SOURCE REVIEW

– Coal-fired power plant closed in settlement (S.D. Ohio), 493
– Greenhouse gas, EPA may use new source standards to set limits, 893
– Ind., Cinergy's emission increase did not violate new source review (7th Cir.), 1104; DOJ seeks rehearing, 1283
– Midwest Generation suit, counts dropped (N.D. Ill.), 242
– Power plant closures, EPA seeks, 1289
– Refineries, residual emission risks, EPA seeks data, 1040
– Tex., proposed revisions rejected by EPA, 922
– TVA equipment replacement was routine maintenance, not modification (E.D. Tenn.), 326
– Westar Energy, new source review claims (D. Kan.), 80

NEW YORK

– BPA ban in children's products, 779
– Clean Air Act (CAA)

– – Asbestos

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

– – Syracuse environmental testing firm found guilty (N.D.N.Y.), 1105
– – Tonawanda coke plant, executive arrested (W.D.N.Y.), 29; EPA cites violations, 433; manager and plant indicted, 784; hazardous benzene levels found, 1037

– Clean Water Act (CWA)

– – Pesticide spraying for county, point sources (2d Cir.), 323
– – Tonawanda coke plant, cyanide discharges in waste water must end, 889

– Drain cleaner with lye, design defect claims, evidence (N.Y. App. Div.), 24
– Drinking water

– – Mercury, N.Y. agency, probation ends (S.D.N.Y.), 12
– – MTBE, Long Island, settlement (S.D.N.Y.), 796

– Ephedra and aneurysm link, discovery time bar guidance sought (2d Cir.), 257
– Gadolinium contrast dye, teen's kidney damage claim (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 372
– HRT, N.Y. time-barred claims may not be filed elsewhere (D. Minn.), 1000
– Methylene chloride exposure at drug plant, fine proposed, 647
– Oil and gas, Niagara Mohawk Power, contribution right, consent decree approval (2d Cir.), 187; arranger liability not shown by circumstantial evidence (N.D.N.Y.), 1314
– Oxycontin, N.Y. suit excludes nonresidents (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 998
– PCBs, Hudson River cleanup, 84; final reports for peer review submitted, 215; EPA to fund other water source during dredging, 405; phase one dredging report, 443; GE argues §106 order violates due process (D.C. Cir.), 491; challenge denied, 673; resuspension standards, panel wants changes, 834; additional dredging planned, 951; GE reverse bifurcation motion denied (N.D.N.Y.), 1106; GE begins Phase 2 of cleanup, 1346
– PCE, party reimbursing state may not seek Superfund cost recovery (E.D.N.Y.), 290
– RCRA, pharmaceutical waste in N.Y. drinking water, 59
– Sodium dichromate, x-ray machine technician's lung cancer claim (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 134
– Solvents from nuclear fuel plant, retrial granted (E.D.N.Y.), 517
– Superfund

– – Newtown creek site, ExxonMobil settles charges (E.D.N.Y.), 1250
– – Rye Brook, costs sought from metal dealers and recyclers (S.D.N.Y.), 377

– Tylenol, liver cirrhosis, scientific evidence (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 96
– World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers, fund proposed (S.D.N.Y.), 234; proposal rejected, 285; proposal revised, 588; approved, 638; deadline for settlement opt-in extended, 908; additional settlements reached, 1179; settlement to take effect, 1240

NICARAGUA

– Pesticide DBCP, witness tampering in farm workers' case (Cal. Super. Ct.), 722

NIGERIA

– Trovan clinical trials and meningitis, Nigerian families may sue Pfizer (U.S., rev den), 663

NITROGEN OXIDE

– Clean Air Act (CAA)

– – Cement and glass makers, controls (W.D. Wash.) (S.D. Ill.), 81
– – EPA air standards for nitrogen dioxide challenged (D.C. Cir.), 352; negotiations ongoing, 1139
– – Oil refineries, diesel engines in ships, emissions rule challenge (D.C. Cir.), 679
– – Power plant emissions, legislation plan, 105

– Clean Air Interstate Rule replacement, stricter emissions caps proposed, 681
– Clean Water Act (CWA)

– – Blackstone permit, inadequate controls charged (1st Cir.), 1038
– – Cape Cod, EPA mandate to regulate nitrogen discharge (D. Mass.), 920

– Coal-fired power plants, stricter reporting urged, 1167
– Medical waste incinerators, EPA to revise emission standards, 497
– Power plant emissions caps

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 2995

NORTH CAROLINA

– Aredia and Zometa, osteonecrosis link, warning case proceeds (M.D.N.C.), 1131; proof may support wantonness finding, 1160
– Asbestos, incomplete disclosure justifies fraud suit against seller (W.D.N.C.), 1303
– Bacteria in baby formula, lawyers' loss of pro hac vice status upheld (N.C.), 703
– Coal-fired power plants, interstate pollution not public nuisance (4th Cir.), 742; analysis of ruling, Insight, 870
– CWA, poultry processor, state resolution no bar to federal action (4th Cir.), 1137
– Drinking water, toxic exposures at Camp Lejeune, health care bill approved, 99; Navy to pay for mortality study, 164; personal injury suit, limitations period, sovereign immunity (E.D.N.C.), 182; repose law exception allows suit, 1208
– Oil spills, liability toughened, 806
– Pain pumps, N.C. plaintiff's case transferred (D. Minn.), 727
– Vaccines, DPT, state compensation for cognitive impairment requires timely federal filing (N.C. Ct. App.), 396

NORTH DAKOTA

– CWA, storm water discharge permit, penalties (8th Cir.), 11

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

– CAA, bulk gas terminals, Mobil Oil settles charges (D. Guam), 380

NOTICE

– Asbestos

– – Bankruptcy court interpretation of 1986 settlement does not bound insurer (2d Cir.), 340
– – Insurance, “all sums” allocation method reaffirmed (Ohio), 639

– Class actions

– – Global suits, last effects, Insight, 445; tips for successful notice, Insight, 531
– – New media notice options, Special Report, 358

– Fugitive emissions, reporting rule exemptions, stay proposed, 145; imposed, 293
– HRT and cancer risk, jury to decide timing (Pa. Super. Ct.), 942

NUISANCE

– Asbestos, nuisance and trespass, mine official charged (Vt.), 68
– CAA, state suits to cut electric plants' greenhouse gas emissions, ruling discussed, 182; (U.S., rev sought), 797; full review opposed (brief filed), 887
– Coal-fired power plants, interstate pollution not public nuisance (4th Cir.), 742; analysis of ruling, Insight, 870
– Hog farm, Berlin residents, award for noxious odors (Mo. Cir. Ct.), 232
– Hotel liability for bed bugs, Analysis & Perspective, 37
– Landfill, odors from demolition site, immediate alleviation sought (Ohio Ct. C.P.), 244
– Lead paint

– – Contingency legal fees allowed with safeguards (Cal.), 743; amicus brief filed (U.S. rev sought), 1276
– – Litigation costs denied successful defendants (R.I. Super. Ct.), 554

– Metals, time bar on claims not defeated by sovereign immunity (C.D. Ill.), 483
– Oil spill, claim added to nuisance suit time-barred under Oil Pollution Act (D. Kan.), 1254
– Paper mill emissions, class certification denied (M.D. Ala.), 1155
– PCE, contamination migration does not affect public (Vt.), 794
– PFOA in drinking water, N.J. nuisance law, class certification (3d Cir.), 4
– Public nuisance litigation in case of potential “planetary liability,” Insight, 411

NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS

See VITAMINS AND NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS