Judge Rejects Class Action in 3M Suit: Company Gets a Big Win in Fight Over Washington County Water Pollution
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By Bob Shaw, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Jun. 20--In a victory for the 3M Co., a judge ruled Tuesday that 67,700 residents of Washington County may not sue the company as a single group for damages allegedly suffered because of chemicals in their water.
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By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 23--A state appeals court has overturned Monterey County's environmental clearance for a large quarry in the Gabilan foothills above the Salinas Valley.
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By Erik Lacayo, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Dec. 14--ARMONA -- In an attempt to save their Armona farm from becoming a water treatment plant, members of a Texas family pleaded their case before the local water district Wednesday night.
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A federal judge imposed limits on water flows caused by huge pumps he says were drawing in and destroying a threatened fish.
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By Jake Armstrong, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Sep. 6--TRACY -- An environmental group is suing to reverse the city's approval of the plan that will guide growth and the extension of essential city services over the next two decades.
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InfoWorld - Washington State&#39;s highest court on Thursday let a class-action lawsuit alleging overcharging by Cingular Wireless go forward.
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A Middlesex Superior Court judge in Cambridge has certified a class-action lawsuit filed against Wal-Mart Corp. by workers at its North Attleborough store. The order by Judge Ernest B. Murphy allows more than 55,000 workers nationwide to seek redress as a group, according to San Francisco lawyer Carolyn Beasley Burton, who represents the plaintiffs. The lawsuit alleges that Wal-Mart managers ...
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A German state court has rejected a suit filed by a homeowner who complained against noise from Alemannia Aachen's Tivoli stadium.
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By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Dec. 17--A long environmental battle over storm runoff into ocean waters off the Monterey Peninsula is close to over, though several local jurisdictions could still challenge details of the antipollution program.
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A federal judge threw out a key class-action lawsuit Wednesday against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over levee breaches after Hurricane Katrina
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By Mark Larabee, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Feb. 14--A federal appeals court sided with conservationists Monday in  their long-running battle with the U.S.
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By The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Feb. 13--A Priest River building contractor has been fined $7,500 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violating federal water laws.
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By Rex Springston, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 17--An environmental group is asking a court to throw out a state decision that aided Newport News' plans to develop a $235 million reservoir in King William County.
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By Terry, Juliet A  An Ohio County judge has dismissed the lawsuits filed by as many as 1,180 southern West Virginians for damage in the Coal River area dating back to July 8, 2001.  Likening their lawsuits to a fishing expedition, Circuit Judge Arthur M.
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By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 14--PASCAGOULA -- A judge's ruling has allowed a utility that serves subdivisions along the Coast to almost double its rates for water service, even though state regulators said "no" to the increase.
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Canadian miner Teck Cominco Ltd. will appeal a U.S. judge's refusal to dismiss a case over cross-border pollution of a lake on the Columbia River, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
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A federal judge Sunday denied the state Republican Party's bid to force Washington's most populous county to stop counting some ballots in the recount of the governor's race.