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  • Natural Resources Def. Council Inc. v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency

    Publication Date: 2020-06-11
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Environmental Law
    Industry: Federal Government | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.: Katherine Desormeau, Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco, CA; Sarah C. Tallman, Natural Resources Defense Council, Chicago, IL, on the brief, Gabriel Daly, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York, NY. For Petitioner State of Vermont: Justin E. Kolber, Assistant Attorney General, for Thomas J. Donovan, Jr., Attorney General for the State of Vermont, Montpelier, VT.
    for defendant: For Respondents: Jeffrey Bossert Clark, Assistant Attorney General, Jonathan D. Brightbill, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Erin Koch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. on the brief, Andrew S. Coghlan, Trial Attorney, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Oregon, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, by and through its Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Washington: Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General of Oregon, Benjamin Gutman, Solicitor General, Oregon, Steven Novick, Special Assistant Attorney General, Oregon, William Tong, Attorney General of Connecticut, Clare E. Connors, Attorney General of Hawaii, Aaron Frey, Attorney General of Maine, Brian E. Frosh, Attorney General of Maryland, Maura Healey, Attorney General of Massachusetts, Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General of New Jersey, Josh Shapiro, Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Peter F. Neronha, Attorney General of Rhode Island, Robert W. Ferguson, Attorney General of Washington, Max Kieley, Assistant Attorney General, Minnesota.
    Case Number: 18-2121-ag

    Exemption for Importers of Products Containing Mercury-Added Components Lacks Explanation

  • ELG Utica Alloys Inc. v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-05-29
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: District Judge Brenda Sannes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Third-Party Defendant CBS Corporation: Alana E. Fortna, Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    for defendant: For Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. d/b/a National Grid: Yvonne E. Hennessey, Barclay Damon, LLP, Albany, New York.
    Case Number: 6:16-cv-01523

    Contribution Claims Under CPLR §1401, State's Common Law Not Precluded by CERCLA

  • HDI Global SE v. Phillips 66 Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-05-18
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution | Environmental Law | Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Richard Berman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20 Civ. 631

    Award Finding Phillips 66's Claims Covered by PPLE to Pollution Exclusion Is Confirmed

  • Revitalizing Auto Communities Envtl Response Trust v. Nat'l Grid USA

    Publication Date: 2020-05-18
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: District Judge David Hurd
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintifs: Alan J. Knauf, Esq., Linda R. Shaw, Esq., Amy K. Kendall, Esq., Jonathan R. Tantillo, Esq., Melissa Valle, Esq., of counsel, Knauf Shaw LLP, Rochester, New York. Attorneys for Defendants National Grid USA and Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation: Yvonne E. Hennessey, Esq., of counsel, Barclay Damon LLP-Albany, Albany, New York. Attorneys for Defendants Carrier Corporation, United Technologies Corporation, and Carlyle Air Conditioning Company Inc.: Erick M. Sandler, Esq., Elizabeth C. Barton, Esq., of counsel, Day, Pitney Law Firm-Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Attorneys for Defendant Center Circles LLC: Longstreet & Berry, LLP, Martha L. Berry, Esq., of counsel, Fayetteville, New York. Attorneys for Defendant General Electric Company: Dean S. Sommer, Esq., Kristin Carter Rowe, Esq., of counsel, Young, Sommer Law Firm, Albany, New York. Attorneys for Defendant Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company: Bernard J. Garbutt, III, Esq., of counsel, Morgan, Lewis Law Firm, New York, New York. Attorneys for Defendant Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company: Glen R. Stuart, Esq., Adina D. Bingham, Esq., of counsel, Morgan, Lewis Law Firm-Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Attorneys for Defendants New Process Gear Corporation, Magna Powertrain USA, Inc., and New Process Gear, Inc.: John Joseph Kuster, Esq., of counsel, Sidley, Austin Law Firm-New York, New York, New York. Attorneys for Defendants Thompson Corners, LLC, 6181 Thompson Road, LLC, Thompson Lawn, LLC, and Thompson NW, LLC: John T. Kolaga, Esq., of counsel, Rupp, Baase Law Firm-Buffalo, Buffalo, New York. Attorneys for Defendants Metalico Syracuse Realty, Inc. and Metalico New York, Inc.: Albert J. Millus, Jr., Esq., of counsel, Hinman, Howard Law Firm-Binghamton, Binghamton, New York. Attorneys for Defendant Gardner Denver, Inc.: Daniel Flaherty, Esq., Daniel Narvey, Esq., of counsel, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Attorneys for Defendant Gardner Denver, Inc.: Gary S. Bowitch, Esq., of counsel, Bowitch, Coffey Law Firm, Albany, New York. Attorneys for Defendant ONX1 LLC: Donald W. O'brien, Jr. Esq., of counsel, Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, Rochester, New York. Attorneys for Defendants Onondaga Pottery Company, Inc., Syracuse China Company, and Libbey Glass Inc.: Andrew C. Rose, Esq., Peter C. Trimarchi, Esq., of counsel, Nixon, Peabody Law Firm-Albany, Albany, New York. Attorneys for Defendant Amparit Industries, LLC: Lori E. Petrone, Esq., of counsel, Kenney, Shelton Law Firm-Buffalo, Buffalo, New York. Attorneys for Defendants Carrier Circle Business Complex LLC, Syracuse Lepage LLC, and North Midler Properties LLC: Michael A. Fogel, Esq., of counsel, Brown Duke & Fogel, P.C., Syracuse, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendant Carrier Circle Business Complex LLC and Syracuse Lepage LLC: Patrick D. Donnelly, Esq., of counsel, Brown Duke & Fogel, P.C., Syracuse, New York. Attorneys for Defendant Telesector Resources Group, Inc.: Philip H. Gitlen, Esq., of counsel, Whiteman, Osterman Law Firm-Albany, Albany, New York. Attorneys for Defendant Western Electric Company, Incorporated and Nokia of America Corporation: David Venderbush, Esq., of counsel, Alston, Bird Law Firm-New York, New York, New York. Attorneys for Defendant Western Electric Company, Incorporated and Nokia of America Corporation: Meaghan G. Boyd, Esq., Geoffrey C. Rathgeber, Esq., of counsel, Alston, Bird Law Firm, Atlanta, Georgia. Attorneys for Defendant Lennox Industries Inc.: Charles T. Wehland, Esq., of counsel, Jones, Day Law Firm-Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Attorneys for Defendant Lennox Industries Inc.: Allison L. Waks, Esq., of counsel, Jones, Day Law Firm-New York, New York, New York. Attorneys for Defendant Syracuse Deere Road Associates, LLC: Gregory M. Brown, Esq., of counsel, Brown Duke & Fogel, P.C., Syracuse, New York. Attorneys for Defendant Jagar Enterprises, Inc.: Linda E. Alario, Esq., of counsel, Linda E. Alario, Syracuse, New York. Attorneys for Defendants Calocerinos and Spina, and C& S Engineers, Inc.: Paul D. Sylvestri, Esq., Peter H. Abdella, Esq., of counsel, Harter, Secrest Law Firm-Rochester, Rochester, New York. Attorneys for B&B Family Limited Partnership: Joseph R. Talarico, II, Esq., of counsel, Talarico Law Firm, Fayetteville, New York. Attorneys for Defendant Hauler's Facility LLC: Edward A. O'Hara, III, Esq., of counsel, Office of Edward A. O'Hara, III, Syracuse, New York. Attorneys for Defendant Honeywell International Inc.: Lauren Cole Daniel, Esq., of counsel, Arnold, Porter Law Firm-DC, Washington, DC. Attorneys for Defendant Lockeed Martin Corporation: Steven T. Miano, Esq., Peter V. Keays, Esq., Robert A. Wiygul, Esq., of counsel, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Attorneys for Defendant Northeast Management Services, Inc.: Douglas H. Zamelis, Esq., of counsel, Law office of Douglas H. Zamelis, Cooperstown, New York. Melody D. Westfall, Esq., of counsel, Westfall Law PLLC, Syracuse, New York.
    Case Number: 5:18-CV-1267

    CERCLA Recovery Action Dismissed; Plaintiffs 'Hasty' in Testing Expanded Territory

  • Natural Res. Def. Council v. U.S. Env'tal Protection Agency

    Publication Date: 2020-04-07
    Practice Area: Discovery | Environmental Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Matthew Littleton, Donahue, Goldberg, Weaver & Littleton, Washington, DC, on the Brief, Peter Huffman, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Benjamin H. Torrance, on the brief, Samuel Dolinger, Assistant United States Attorneys for Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 19-2896

    'Core Model' of EPA's Forecasting Program Not Deliberative, Falls Outside FOIA Exemption 5

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  • Matter of Vill. of Islandia v. Ball

    Publication Date: 2020-03-03
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Supreme Court, Albany
    Judge: Justice Peter Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for the Petitioner: Joseph W. Prokop PLLC, Village of Islandia, Central Islip, NY.
    for defendant: Attorney for Respondent Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, Inc.: J. Lee Snead, Esq., Bellport, New York. Attorney for Respondent Richard A. Ball, Commissioner By: Mihir Desai Assistant Attorney General, Letitia James, New York Attorney General, New York, New York. Attorney for Suffolk County Respondents By: Lisa Azzato, Assistant Suffolk County Attorney, Dennis Brown, Suffolk County Attorney, Hauppauge, New York. Attorney for Respondent Josiah Foster LLC: John P. Courtney, Esq., Amagansett, New York. Attorneys for Michael Croteau: Martin Finnegan, Esq., Twomey Latham Shea Kelly Dubin & Quartararo LLP, Riverhead, New York. David M. Fedun, Calverton, NY. Thomas Hart, III, Southold, NY. Paul Melnik, Eastport, NY. Josiah Foster, LLC, Sagaponack, NY. Adam Suprenant and Laura E. Klahre, Cutchogue, NY. Twisted Pine, LLC, Amagansett, NY. Bridge A, LLC, Bridgehampton, NY. Howard Flynn, Deborah Siegel, Medford, NY.
    Case Number: 905550/2017E

    Village Challenging Agricultural District Lands Sufficiently Alleges SEQRA Violation

  • Akeson v. Inc. Vill. of Asharoken

    Publication Date: 2020-02-27
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk County
    Judge: Acting Justice Sanford Berland
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Petitioners' Attorney: Amato Law Group PLLC, Garden City, New York.
    for defendant: Respondents' Attorney: Albanese & Albanese LLP, Garden City, New York. Intervenor-Respondents' Attorney: Campolo Middleton & McCormick LLP, Ronkonkoma, New York.
    Case Number: 57/2018

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  • BASF Corp. v. Albany Molecular Research Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-02-20
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: District Judge Lawrence Kahn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 1:19-CV-0134

    BASF's CERCLA Claims for Costs, Contributions Over Site's Remediation Partly Dismissed

  • Friends of Animals v. Romero

    Publication Date: 2020-02-07
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Energy and Natural Resources | Environmental Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Michael R. Harris, Friends of Animals, Centennial, CO.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Varuni Nelson, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, James H. Knapp, Assistant United States Attorney, Central Islip, NY, for Richard P. Donoghue, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
    Case Number: 18-2481-cv

    NPS Took 'Hard Look' at Consequences of Plan to Reduce Deer Population on Fire Island

  • Water Quality Ins. Syndicate v. Nat'l Pollution Funds Ctr.

    Publication Date: 2020-02-03
    Practice Area: Environmental Law | Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Federal Government | Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Paul Engelmayer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19 Civ. 6344

    Venue Improper in Suit Over Debt for Coast Guard's Lightering of Oil