Topic
Superfund
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Insurance Law Hawaii
Coverage Found For Cleanup of Superfund Site Despite Pollution Exclusion
The court determined that the pollution exclusion did not bar defense or indemnity for the insured's obligation to clean up a superfund site. Decker Mfg. Corp. v. The Travelers Indem.…
Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
Court Finds that Sale of Hazardous Chemicals Isn’t Disposal Absent Intent to Dispose
By Andrew H. Perellis, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen The Fifth Circuit recently held that a seller of dry cleaning chemicals did not assume Superfund “arranger” liability by…
Science, Law & the Environment
Breaking: EPA Issues its Record of Decision for the Duwamish River Superfund Site
By Doug Steding
EPA Region 10 just released its Record of Decision (ROD) for the Duwamish River Superfund Site. This is the next step in the cleanup process for the Lower Duwamish River,…
The Northwest Policyholder
Or. Fed Court Rejects “Hail Mary” Insurer Argument Against Attorney Fees
By Seth Row
The dispute between Schnitzer Steel and its carriers over defense at the Portland Harbor Superfund Site has been addressed many times in this blog, because it has raised many novel…
Energy & Environmental Law Adviser
Seventh Circuit Finds Environmental Harm ‘Theoretically Capable’ of Apportionment
On September 25, 2014, the Seventh Circuit issued two opinions in litigation related to the Fox River Superfund site in Wisconsin. The Fox River is a sediment site contaminated primarily…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Seventh Circuit Issues Two Decisions Involving Cleanup of Wisconsin’s Lower Fox River and Green Bay Superfund Site
On September 25, the Seventh Circuit (Wood, Kanne, Tinder) issued decisions in two related cases—NCR Corp. v. George A. Whiting Paper Co., No. 13-2447, and United States v. P.H. Glatfelter…
Energy & Environmental Law Adviser
Judicial Review of a Superfund Clean-up Can Proceed in Stages
By Ashley L. Thompson, J. Michael Showalter
A recent Seventh Circuit decision addressed the contours of the general statement that USEPA's decisions in an "on-going" remediation may not be challenged under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and…
E2 Law Blog
Insurance Recoveries and Superfund Contribution Claims
If you have a Superfund cleanup obligation, you may want to collect on insurance (if you have any) and also to seek contribution from others responsible for the Site. What…
Science, Law & the Environment
Breaking: Ash Grove Cement Sues Lone Star Industries–the First of Likely Many Contribution Claims Related to the Duwamish River Superfund Site
By Doug Steding
Ash Grove Cement, the owners of a cement manufacturing facility located at the mouth of the Duwamish River immediately south of the West Seattle Bridge, filed suit against Lone Star…
The Northwest Policyholder
In Case You Missed It – 2013 Wrap Up of Portland Harbor Coverage Cases
By Seth Row
I am making an effort to get onto this blog every case of recent vintage touching on important coverage issues associated with the Portland Harbor Superfund Site (and there have…