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  • March 25, 2025

    Barretts Says Talc Injury Claims Belong To Ch. 11 Estate

    Talc miner Barretts Minerals Inc. sought a Texas bankruptcy court's determination that talc injury claims based on inadequate asbestos testing are property of the estate in its Chapter 11 case, saying the question is a crucial hurdle as the company mediates a potential settlement with its affiliates, unsecured creditors and the future claims representative.

  • March 25, 2025

    Baltimore Bridge Collapse: One Year Later

    Federal accident investigators' recent determination that Maryland could've done more to protect Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge from a devastating collapse may complicate the sprawling legal battle over liability and damages in the year since a cargo ship struck the bridge and crippled a major East Coast transportation hub.

  • March 25, 2025

    Texas Panel Asks If Guadalupe Diversion Meshes With Law

    A Texas appeals panel questioned the state on Tuesday on why it didn't conduct site-specific assessments before issuing a permit to divert water from the Guadalupe River, saying that the Texas Water Code appeared to conflict with the state's process.

  • March 25, 2025

    Dow, PPG Likely To Face Modesto's Contamination Claims

    A California appellate court tentatively ruled Tuesday that the city of Modesto's claims against Dow Chemical and PPG Industries related to perchloroethylene in the city's soil and water at a dry-cleaning site that used a solvent they manufactured weren't filed too late, saying the allegations were encompassed in the original 1998 complaint.

  • March 25, 2025

    Canadian Miner Faces Deadline Over $10M Romania Award

    A cash-strapped Canadian mining company is nearing a deadline to put up security for an approximately $10 million costs award issued to Romania after the country prevailed in the company's $4.4 billion arbitration over a blocked gold and silver mining project.

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