Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Shoe Maker Blamed for Chemical Contamination in Michigan |
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Footwear maker Wolverine World Wide Inc. is facing new lawsuits over its use of Scotchgard chemicals. A complaint filed last week in state court in Kent County, Michigan, and contends that the wells of six families were contaminated by chemicals the company dumped in the area for decades. The lawsuit seeks property damage and medical surveillance for at least six families. Two more lawsuits are being filed including one seeking class status regarding 3M pollution near Grand Rapids.
Tiffany Kary, Bloomberg02/27/2018    |
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| Lawsuit Filed After E-Cigarette Battery Explodes in Man's Pants |
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A man from Kansas has filed a lawsuit against the Wichita vaping shop where he bought an e-cigarette battery, which later exploded in his pocket. According to the complaint, the plaintiff suffered chemical and thermal burns to his left leg and hands when the battery exploded. The lawsuit was filed Feb. 6 in Sedgwick County District Court and names as defendants Big E’s Vapor Shop and the battery’s distributor, Oklahoma-based VapeUSA Corp. The plaintiff is seeking more than $75,000 in damages in the lawsuit.
Amy Renee Leiker, Ft. Worth Star Telegram02/27/2018 |
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| Army Corps Predicted Addicks and Barker Flood Pool Lawsuits, Decided Not to Act |
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More than two decades ago, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determined that property owners in the reservoir pools of Addicks and Barker dams might sue the Corps if they were flooded but had a slim likelihood of success, a conclusion that supported decisions not to pursue upgrades to the aging dams at the time, a Corps document shows.The analysis, laid out in a previously undisclosed 11-page document entitled “Addicks and Barker Reservoirs Legal Takings Analysis,” shows that the Corps was cognizant that it could be sued, and that “Given the nature of the expensive homes that would be flooded and the quality of legal representation these owners could afford, there is always the possibility of an adverse ruling.”
Mihir Zaveri, Houston Chronicle 02/28/2018
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