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Myers v. United States
A district court, in a 120-page decision, dismissed claims that the U.S. Navy negligently exposed a child to thallium dust during its cleanup of a contaminated landfill site. The child's family, which lived next to the site, alleged that wind-blown dust migrated to their yard and home and caused her...
Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon"
A district court denied an oil company's motion to amend the findings, alter the judgment, or order a new trial in the Deepwater Horizon case in which the court found the company grossly negligent in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The company argued that it repeatedly objected to expert witness ...
National Oilseed Processors Ass'n v. Occupational Safety & Health Administration
The D.C. Circuit denied a petition for review seeking vacatur of an OSHA rule, the Hazard Communication Standard, as it applies to combustible dust. The Hazard Communication Standard requires employers to develop a program for classifying the dangers of workplace chemicals and conveying those danger...