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Court of Appeals Rejects Nuisance Class

By Sean Wajert on September 23, 2015
Posted in Chemical, Class Action, Toxic Tort

The Eighth Circuit recently reversed class certification in a recent environmental case. See Smith v. ConocoPhillips Pipe Line Co., No. 14-2191 (8th C…
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Ninth Circuit Hears Oral Argument in Climate Change Case

By Sean Wajert on December 12, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Toxic Tort

The Ninth Circuit recently heard oral argument in a potentially significant case raising climate change issues. See Kivalina v. Exxon Mobil Corp., No.
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ALI Annual Meeting This Week

By Sean Wajert on May 17, 2011
Posted in Articles

Your humble blogger is a member of the American Law Institute, attending the annual ALI meeting in San Francisco this week. Readers likely know that A…
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New Theory Emerges in Climate Change Litigation

By Sean Wajert on May 11, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Toxic Tort

Just as many eyes are focused on the climate change/global warming cases pending in the appellate courts, a group of activist environmentalists have e…
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Second Circuit “Global Warming” Case

By Sean Wajert on April 25, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Toxic Tort

We have posted before about the climate change or so-called global warming litigation. Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in one of the …
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Climate Change Case Update

By Sean Wajert on February 8, 2011
Posted in Chemical, Toxic Tort

A quick update to one of the key climate change cases pending in the federal courts. Readers may recall that the U.S. Supreme Court announced late las…
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Supreme Court Passes on Case Involving State Retention of Private Counsel

By Sean Wajert on January 18, 2011
Posted in Chemical, Class Action, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

The U.S. Supreme Court declined last week to review a California Supreme Court ruling that permitted cities and counties to engage private attorneys f…
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Use of Contingency Fee Private Counsel Appealed

By Sean Wajert on December 6, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

A variety of business groups have weighed in as amici, asking the Supreme Court to recognize how contingency fee arrangements by California counties a…
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Federal Appeals Court Vacates Class Action Verdict In Radiation Case

By Sean Wajert on September 14, 2010
Posted in Chemical, Class Action, Toxic Tort

Last week, a federal appeals court vacated a $926 million judgment against Rockwell International and Dow Chemical over alleged plutonium contaminatio…
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Think-Tank Report on Environmental Litigation Worth A Look

By Sean Wajert on September 14, 2010
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

A new think-tank report discusses the evolution in environmental and toxic tort litigation. The Manhattan Institute Center for Legal Policy publishes …
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