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Supreme Court to hear superfund liability cases
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court could place new limits on claims against companies sued under the federal superfund law. -
Texas utlizing many resources in Hurricane Ike response
An aerial view of some of the coastal destruction caused by Hurricane Ike. The following is a report from Gov. Rick Perry of the recovery efforts in Texas due to Hurricane Ike: -
Suit alleges retaliation for tip to EPA over illegal oil dumping
MARSHALL -- Robert Steinruck says he was worried about contaminating a day care center when he refused to help dump used oil into a parking lot. Now Steinruck claims he was fired after he notified the Environmental Protection Agency about the illegal dumping. -
Nursing background led judge to question silicosis screenings
Judge Janis Jack When U. S. District Judge Janis Jack of Texas exposed 10,000 phony silicosis claims, her history as a nurse triggered a strong reaction to the shoddy practices of attorneys in her court and doctors who served them. -
Sierra Club trial against Texas power plant postponed until February
Welsh Power Plant near Plano TEXARKANA � A federal judge in Texas has agreed to postpone what could be a lengthy trial by environmental groups against an East Texas power plant. -
Rowan to pay $8 M for polluting Gulf
Rowan Companies Inc., a major oil and gas drilling company, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Beaumont to three felonies in connection with the routine discharge of pollutants and garbage into the Gulf of Mexico from one of the firm's oil rigs, the Justice Department announced Oct. 10. -
Transport, incineration of VX wastewater is safe
I have since retired from federal service serving as a public affairs officer for this country's chemical weapons stockpile destruction program and I would like to throw my 2 cents at the tripe the Chemical Weapons Working Group et al, are dishing out. -
Deposition gets reaction from lawyer, refinery
A recent deposition for a refinery lawsuit had both sides making their own interpretation of the statements.