As reported on November 4, 2009 by the Baltimore Sun, a Baltimore city jury has recently awarded more than $2.5 million to a pair of siblings who were poisoned by lead-based paint while living in a West Baltimore rowhouse that their mother had been told was “lead safe.”
Continue reading ›Across the Neuse River, millions of fish, mostly menhaden, have died since the latter part of August, 2009. According to some longtime observers, the fishkill is among the most severe in decades along this North Carolina river. The Neuse River Keeper Foundation is dedicated to protecting the Neuse River and its tributaries from such environmental…
Continue reading ›On October 6, 2009, U.S. District Court Judge Earl Britt granted final approval to a $7.85 milion settlement of the evacuation claims relating to the October 5, 2006 explosion at the EQ facility in Apex, North Carolina. The settlement provides up to $750 in compensation per household for evacuation related expenses. These expenses would typically…
Continue reading ›A federal judge on recently granted preliminary approval to a multimillion dollar settlement to compensate residents and business owners in Apex, North Carolina who evacuated as the result of a fire and explosion at a hazardous waste facility nearly three years ago. The proposed settlement is for $7.85 million. It provides payments of up to…
Continue reading ›Falls Village Golf is trying to reorganize as it seeks protection from creditors. The New Jersey company, which runs the 10-year-old golf club off Falls Village Lane in Durham, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The company listed 2.58 million in assets. It owes creditors at least $14.8 million, court…
Continue reading ›Following up on initial reports of an ammonia release during the explosion at the ConAgra plant in Garner, North Carolina, the Environmental Protection Agency was on scene to monitor the air. EPA officials said there was no threat to people who live near the plant, which is located between Interstate 40 and a subdivision but…
Continue reading ›The health-related issues related to Chinese Drywall continue to grow. As the Palm Beach Post reports, The Florida Department of Health recently collected air sample from a home built with Chinese drywall. Similarly the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has begun air sampling in six homes. Numerous lawsuits have been filed due to the toxic drywall.…
Continue reading ›The economic downturn claimed its biggest victim as General Motors filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy on June 1, 2009 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. GM’s bankruptcy filing is the fourth-largest in U.S. history and the largest for an industrial company. The company said it has $172.81 billion…
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