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• July 11, 2025

  5th Circ. Cites Expert Errors In Rejecting BP Spill Sinus Claims

  The Fifth Circuit has ended a cleanup worker's toxic tort lawsuit against BP Exploration & Production Inc. claiming he suffered sinus issues from cleaning up the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill, saying his experts' testimony, some of which was riddled with errors, was properly ejected by the trial court.

• July 11, 2025

  Colo. Court Mostly Backs Coal Mine In Water Permit Dispute

  A Colorado appeals court said Thursday that most of the stormwater discharges produced by a mining company in Gunnison County do not require a permit, reversing lower court and administrative judge rulings.

• July 11, 2025

  9th Circ. Upholds Feds' Arctic Ringed Seal ESA Protections

  The Ninth Circuit on Friday upheld the federal government's Endangered Species Act protections for Arctic ringed seals and rejected Alaska's effort to roll them back.

• July 11, 2025

  Homeowners Must Take Water Damage Coverage Suit To Trial

  A suit brought by Illinois homeowners seeking more than $5 million in coverage for damage caused by a burst pipe during an extreme temperature drop is headed to trial after an Illinois federal court found that too many issues of material fact remain unresolved.

• July 11, 2025

  Dow, Others Can't Duck NY Water District's Contamination Suit

  Dow and two other companies must face a New York state water district's claims that they contaminated drinking water supply wells with a highly toxic chemical, a federal judge has said.

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