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Supreme Court Permits State Law Claims Against Superfund Property

Green Building Law Update

A key lesson to be learned here is that even a landowner determined to be an “inculpable person” under a state voluntary cleanup program is still subject to a state law claim by some other impacted third party property owner. Among the reasons this is a significant decision is the impact on widely utilized state Brownfields programs.

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Driver & Vehicle Compliance for Construction Companies

Construction Business Owner

Keller, Tom worked in the trucking industry for 22 years, holding the positions of driver, driver trainer, safety supervisor, lead instructor, claims manager, training director and safety director. Bob O’Connell CTP J.

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Maryland is First State to Legislate Permitted Use of PFAS

Green Building Law Update

actually 3 separate bills) expressly permitting PFAS (. It has been suggested this legislation will put in jeopardy claims within Maryland in the national fire-fighting foam multidistrict litigation in South Carolina. But then, some days ago Maryland did what no other state (nor the Federal government) has done.

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San Francisco sues former city official for permit fraud

Construction Dive

Authorities claim that former building commission chief Rodrigo Santos used his knowledge of the city's permitting process to aid in the filing of false and misleading applications.

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Michigan Federal Court Permits Subcontractor’s Quasi-Contractual Claims to Proceed Despite Existence of Express Contract Covering the Same Subject Matter

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Environmental Safety Corporation’s (“PAL”) complaint alleging numerous causes of action in connection with its suit against CEC … Continue reading Michigan Federal Court Permits Subcontractor’s Quasi-Contractual Claims to Proceed Despite Existence of Express Contract Covering the Same Subject Matter.

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When Trees Sue for their Own Environmental Preservation

Green Building Law Update

And significantly there is no defense for an issued permit or claim of preemption by other state or federal laws. The partnership’s complaint asks the court to declare the voter enactment unconstitutional on several grounds and also claims it violates a variety of state laws.

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Organic on the FTC Agenda

Green Building Law Update

The roundtable will explore interpretations of organic claims for products that fall outside the scope of the USDA’s National Organic Program (which potentially includes everything from cannabis to shampoo and building materials to dry cleaning, all of which are outside of USDA’s voluntary Program).