Toxics Law Reporter Index-Summary

TAIWAN

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

TAXATION

– Gulf of Mexico oil spill, excise tax considered by White House, 498
– Superfund

– – Orphan site cleanups

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 3125

– – “Polluter pays” taxes, reinstatement urged, 625

– USTs, state cleanup incentives considered taxable income, 734

TCE

See TRICHLOROETHYLENE (TCE)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

– Benzene leaks, fiber optic firm using oil pipeline may be liable (E.D. Mo.), 1178
– Radiation emission from cell phones, suit barred (3d Cir,), 1124

TENNESSEE

– Diet drugs, pondimin and primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH), suit time barred (U.S., rev den), 286
– Greenhouse gas emission rules, delay sought, 265
– Oil spill, Oliver Springs, cleanup settlement (E.D. Tenn.), 1082
– RCRA

– – Sediment exclusion granted to Valero refinery, 220
– – State order does not bar suit if EPA retains authority (M.D. Tenn.), 322

– Records on hazardous waste permanent under proposal, 646
– Silica, lung disease, workers' compensation, causation testimony (Tenn.), 22
– USTs, closure rules for responsible parties proposed, 1351

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA)

– CAA, equipment replacement was routine maintenance, not modification (E.D. Tenn.), 326
– Coal ash spill, discretionary function doctrine does not bar maintenance suit against TVA (E.D. Tenn.), 284
– Coal-fired power plants, interstate pollution not public nuisance (4th Cir.), 742; analysis of ruling, Insight, 870
– CWA, permit for Bull Run power plant challenged, 1163

TERRORISM

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

TETRACHLOROETHYLENE

See PERCHLOROETHYLENE (PCE)

TEXAS

– Asbestos

– – Failure to warn, one worker charges 22 firms (Tex. Dist. Ct.), 255
– – Retroactivity law does not stop pending suits (Tex.), 1126

– Benzene

– – Oil refinery, benzene emissions, state sues BP (Tex. Dist. Ct.), 807; EPA begins probe, 983; BP penalty set (E.D. Tex.), 1036
– – Renal cell carcinoma, gatekeeper hearing ordered (Tex. Ct. App.), 968

– CAFO, Waco denied hearing on farm's water pollution permit (Tex. Ct. App.), 1010
– Carbon disulfide, negligence award for BP refinery workers set aside (S.D. Tex.), 254
– Cement, property damage claim accrued despite state's finding (Tex. Ct. App.), 1235
– Chemicals, Dow subsidiary settles state air charges, 891
– Clean Air Act (CAA)

– – Flexible permits, state program rejected by EPA, 733; state seeks reconsideration (5th Cir.), 759; voluntary audit program announced, 982
– – Opacity violations, Tex. coal-fired power plant charged (E.D. Tex.), 926
– – Power plants, coal-fired, without MACT ruling violates Act, group claims (5th Cir,), 1256
– – Refinery emissions, groups threaten to sue ExxonMobil, 707; suit filed (S.D. Tex.), 1316

– Climate change, greenhouse gas endangerment finding, Tex. and industry groups sue EPA (D.C. Cir.), 143
– Corporations, diverted funds, official not alter ego (Tex. Ct. App.), 1110
– Drinking water, metals, natural gas drilling contaminated water wells (N.D. Tex.), 1332
– Duragesic patch, wrongful death, defect finding upheld (Tex. Ct. App.), 318
– Enforcement policies lack clarity, agency finds, 1261
– EPA and state policy differences explained at conference, 809
– Lamisil, skin disease, state labeling claim not barred (D.N.J.), 944
– Lead smelter, unallocated settlements bar cleanup claim against insurer (5th Cir.), 781
– Methanol leak, pipeline damage, no arranger liability (5th Cir.), 973
– Metoclopramide and tardive dyskinesia, brand name maker not liable to user of generics (E.D. Tex.), 427
– Mold, stucco maker must indemnify installer (Tex.), 882
– Morphine pump, product liability claim remanded (S.D. Tex.), 1032
– Motrin, labeling, preemption, adequacy presumption, fraud (N.D. Tex.), 97
– New source review, state proposed revisions rejected by EPA, 922
– Radiation, Gulf Nuclear Site, cleanup resolved by Halliburton and others (S.D. Tex.), 862
– RCRA

– – Fertilizer plant, ExxonMobil to close acid waste impoundment, 1035
– – Incinerator waste at Tex. plant, exclusion proposed, 1013
– – Sulfuric acid, chemical firm resolves charges (S.D. Tex.), 890
– – Tex. landfill disputes state authority (U.S., rev sought), 1105; (rev den), 1252

– Solvent supplier from India must pay for fire damage (Tex. Dist. Ct.), 239
– Steroid in dietary supplement P-Drol, permanent liver damage alleged (Tex. Dist. Ct.), 137
– Wood treatment chemicals, railroad tie plant, residents' suit revived (5th Cir.), 205

TEXTILES

– Mineral wool facility, conduct of state enforcement workers, award (E.D. Pa.), 244

TIRES

– Benzene, worker's cancer suit remanded (Tex. Ct. App.), 968

TOBACCO INDUSTRY

– Asbestos, occupational exposure suits may be brought by smokers (Pa.), 774
– Cancer death of smoker, award (Cal.), 51
– Engle progeny case, defense verdict (Fla. Cir. Ct.), 1070
– Evidence, Fla. plaintiffs may use certain Engle jury findings (11th Cir.), 744; award upheld (Fla. Ct. App.), 1334
– False claims, harm to nonparties irrelevant to punitive award (Or.), 700
– Light cigarettes

– – Ill. smokers' class claims (N.D. Ill.), 664
– – Multidistrict case, class denied certification (D. Md.), 1236
– – N.H., class consumer claim to proceed (N.H. Super. Ct.), 1237

– La. smoker class, Scalia halts payment (U.S., judgment stayed), 996; (rev sought), 1310
– Medical monitoring, early lung cancer detection, smoker class certified (D. Mass.), 664
– Mesothelioma, asbestos in cigarette filters (Cal. Super. Ct.), 74
– Smoker's death, R.J. Reynolds loses case (Fla. Cir. Ct.), 1208
– Unjust enrichment claims

– – Equitable pleading in light cigarette case (D. Me.), 776; continued use does not affect suit, 998
– – Light cigarettes, Ill. smokers' class claims (N.D. Ill.), 664
– – Marketing fraud (N.D. Ill.), 73

– Wrongful death

– – Mass. family of lifelong smoker awarded damages (Mass. Super. Ct.), 1339
– – Res judicata bars widow's suit (Cal.), 484
– – Smokeless tobacco, tongue cancer case settled (Conn. Super. Ct.), 1310

TORT REFORM

– China, tort liability law passed, 9; environmental liability increased, Insight, 1264
– Environmental litigation, impact evaluated, 916

TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)

– EPA plan for high-risk chemicals, TSCA authority, 13
– Lead

– – Bullets and fishing tackle, groups seek lead ban (D.D.C.), 1258
– – Paint, disclosure rules for residential leases (11th Cir.), 782

– Manufacturers, safety proof, legislation plan, 118
– Nev., hazardous waste facility fined, 1079
– Outlook 2010, 148
– PCBs, elevated levels at Cal. landfill, settlement, 1286
– Top 2010 issues, 148

TOYS AND GAMES

– Aqua dots with drug GHB, refunds beat class suit (N.D. Ill.), 1070
– BPA, website for parents, 54
– Cadmium

– – CPSC urges tougher standards, 1133
– – Wal-Mart adopts testing standards, 429

– Lead paint

– – Canada, lead reduction on children's items initiated, 1214; final rule issued, 1321
– – Thomas toy train maker, insurer need not defend from U.S. suits (7th Cir.), 314

TRANSPORTATION

– Air

See AIR TRANSPORTATION

– Motor vehicles

See MOTOR VEHICLES

– Rail

See RAILROADS

– RCRA, oil tanker trailer emptying order, origin of waste irrelevant (E.D. Ky.), 241
– Ships

See SHIPS AND SHIPPING

– Superfund, highway storm water runoff, state liable for cleanup (W.D. Wash.), 675

TRAVEL INDUSTRY

– Bed bugs, hotel liability, Analysis & Perspective, 37
– Hotel pool equipment, contract suit, insurer delay, legal fees (Mich. Ct. App.), 95

TRESPASS

– Asbestos, nuisance and trespass, mine official charged (Vt.), 68
– Coal-fired liquor distillery, particulates and mold (W.D. Ky.), 69
– Metals, time bar on claims not defeated by sovereign immunity (C.D. Ill.), 483

TRICHLOROETHYLENE (TCE)

– Cancer risk, scientific board approves EPA findings, 894
– Kan. airport, Raytheon cleanup ordered (10th Cir.), 10
– Moses Lake, former Air Force base, cleanup settlement reached (E.D. Wash.), 1347
– Natural resource damages, electronics plant (N.J. Super. Ct.), 32
– Negligence, builder's suit not barred by economic loss doctrine (Ind. Ct. App.), 616
– RCRA, state order does not bar suit if EPA retains authority (M.D. Tenn.), 322
– Vapor intrusion, interim guidance planned by EPA, 381

TSCA

See TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)

TVA

See TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA)