Tag: Environment
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Environmental Engineering Expert Witness’ Testimony on Toxic Chemical Exposure Admitted
Over sixty Plaintiffs alleged that Defendant Lockheed Martin Corporation’s weapons manufacturing facility in Orlando released toxic chemicals that contaminated the air, soil, and groundwater, leading to various injuries among the Plaintiffs. The instant case formed a part of a group of related toxic tort cases. Following a complex history during the dispositive motion stage, the…
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Montana Court rules against “fossil fuel–based provisions” in favor of a “clean and healthful environment”
On March 13, 2020, sixteen Montana youth (collectively Plaintiffs or Youth Plaintiffs), then between two and 18 years old, filed a complaint against the State of Montana challenging the constitutionality of the State’s fossil fuel-based state energy system, which they alleged caused and contributed to climate change in violation of their constitutional rights guaranteed under Article II,…
