News and Events Involving Environmental Law, Published by Chicago Environmental Attorney Dave Scriven-Young
of Peckar & Abramson, P.C. -- (312) 881-6309
  • Contamination Claims Against Dry Cleaner Allowed to Proceed in Federal Court

    Posted by on June 18, 2010
    The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently issued an opinion in Tinaglia Family L.P. v. North Shore Cleaners, Inc., No. 09 C 6031, which concerned the Plaintiff's commercial and residential property in Glencoe, Illinois.  The Plaintiff's property is adjacent to property owned by the Defendants, who operate a dry cleaning establishment on site. According to the co...
  • Illinois Federal Court Denies Motion to Dismiss PRPs’ Cost-Recovery Claim

    Posted by on May 27, 2010
    On May 12, 2010, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois denied a motion to dismiss crossclaims for cost recovery under Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA" and more commonly known as Superfund) in United States v. Pharmacia Corp., No. 99-cv-63. Section 107(a) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9607(a)), subjects certain ...

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