Tag: Soil
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Geology Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Subsurface Conditions
This case arises out of Plaintiffs’ claim that structural damage to their home at 496 Southwood Drive in Madisonville, Kentucky, was caused by coal mine subsidence. Val Smith and Gwen Smith obtained a homeowners’ policy from American Strategic Insurance Corp. (“ASIC”) and claimed that mine subsidence caused structural movement and cracking. ASIC denied the claim…
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Industrial Hygiene Expert’s Testimony on Environmental Exposure Limited
Plaintiffs Erica Dandry Constanza and Monica Dandry Hallner alleged that Decedent Michael P. Dandry, Jr., while an employee for Huntington Ingalls Incorporated’s (“Avondale”), was exposed to asbestos and asbestos-containing products manufactured, distributed, sold, and/or handled by Avondale and other parties. Decedent was born in 1953, and the family home at the time of his birth…
