2BInformed: Engaging with EPA, OSHA’s New Regulation, and Asbestos
The Environmental Protection Agency announced May 6 it had reached a settlement with Scranton, Pa. schools regarding alleged asbestos violations. The EPA alleged the school district had failed “to include all required...more
The Tennessee Division of Air Pollution Control (“Division”) and Providence Builders, LLC (“Providence”), entered into a July 5th Settlement Agreement and Order (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee...more
Court: United States District Court for the District of Kansas In this action, plaintiff Dennis Dickenson filed suit after being diagnosed with mesothelioma and subsequently settled with two companies. Defendant Henkel moved...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Underground Excavating, Inc. (“UEI”) entered into a July 22nd Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) of the Federal Clean Air Act Asbestos Regulations. See Docket...more
A recent New York federal district court decision addresses a number of issues in the context of asbestos coverage involving an insolvent insured, holding that policy buyout agreements between the insured and its insurers did...more
A last-minute deal between defendants McKesson, Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen, and Teva and plaintiffs’ attorneys means that multidistrict opioid epidemic litigation set to kick off in Ohio federal court today will not...more