By Samantha Ahearn | Published October 7, 2014 | Posted in Blog | Tagged Tags: Hazardous Chemical, Paulsboro, Toxic Exposure, Toxic Tort, Train Derailment | Leave a comment
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⟨ State & Local Officials Call for Reduced Speed Limits on Trains Carrying Hazardous Substances
A group of state and local elected officials recently called on federal regulators to place speed limits on trains carrying hazardous substances through several towns in northern New Jersey. Concerns about derailments and the possibility for disaster have spiked in the past several years due, in part, to several high profile train accidents including the Read More
Read MoreBad Drinking Water May Equate to Bad Engineering
The New Jersey Appellate Division recently reversed a decision dismissing claims against an engineering firm called Remington & Vernick, brought by a South Jersey municipality the borough of Berlin. The case focused on a request by Berlin to have some additional wells installed to provide drinking water to the community. Apparently, Remington & Vernick was Read More
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court Rules Federal CERCLA Does Not Supersede State Statute of Repose
In CTS Corp. v. Waldburger, 134 S. Ct. 2175 (2014), the Supreme Court held in a 7-2 decision that the federal Superfund law, also known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), does not supersede a state law in North Carolina that requires lawsuits to be brought within 10 years from the Read More
Read MoreJanuary is Radon Awareness & Action Month
Radon is a colorless and odorless gas, which is naturally occurring. It comes from the radioactive breakdown of uranium in soil, rock and water and enters both the outdoor and indoor air. Radon is found all over the United States, including in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Radon can be measured through testing. Radon Read More
Read MoreDuPont Ceases Manufacturing of PFOA
The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is in the process of proposing a rule to end future manufacturing, importing, and/or usage of perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”). Due to concerns over PFOA’s persistence in the environment, the EPA created a voluntary program, the PFOA Stewardship Program (“Program”), to encourage companies that produce the chemical to eliminate production by Read More
Read MoreN.J. Appellate Court Rules Building Owner Not At Fault for Employee Death Due to Legionnaire’s Disease
N.J. Appellate Court Rules Building Owner Not At Fault for Employee Death Due to Legionnaire’s Disease A New Jersey Appellate Court recently ruled in Vellucci v. Allstate Insurance Company that defendant Mack-Cali Realty Corp., an owner and manager of commercial properties, is not liable for the death of Albert D. Vellucci, who likely contracted Legionnaire’s Read More
Read MoreNew Jersey Appellate Division Holds Communication Sent to General Counsel Does not Waive Attorney-Client Privilege
In a precedential case, the New Jersey Appellate Division held that an email sent by an employee of a corporation to the corporation’s general counsel was inadmissible under the attorney-client privilege and that such privilege was not subsequently waived when the employee later disclosed the email to a third party. The case involved the alleged Read More
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