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Submitted by Mark Carlton on Thu, 12/17/2009 - 18:22
Public Nuisance Litigation: Beyond Lead Paint
Richard Faulk, Chair of the Litigation Section at Gardere and a frequent contributor to numerous publications and to nuisancelaw, spoke to judges from across the nation at the Third Annual Judicial Symposium hosted by Northwestern Law School. Here is his presentation. Read More »
Submitted by Thomas R. Bender on Thu, 12/04/2008 - 16:53
Pollution vs. Lawful Product: Nuisance vs. Non-Nuisance
In a November 22, 2008 post on ClassActionBlawg.com, Paul Karlsgodt juxtaposed the Rhode Island Supreme Court's July 1, 2008 decision in State of Rhode Island v. Lead Industries Association, 951 A.2d 428 (R.I. 2008), and the Supreme Court of Canada's November 20, 2008 decision in St. Lawrence Cement, Inc. v. Barrette, 2008 SCC 64. They should not, however, be confused as comparable "public nuisance class actions."