2014 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 00:44:26 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: [CPEO-BIF] IBM Endicott (New York) Appellate decision
 
Appellate decision a win and loss for plaintiffs in IBM plume case

by Steve Reilly
Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin (NY)
February 23, 2014

Following a split decision by a mid-level appeals court late last week, attorneys are expected to ask New York’s highest court to hear arguments in the massive toxic tort lawsuit against IBM Corp.

In an 11-page order issued Thursday, the state Supreme Court Appellate Division partially overturned two of five orders Broome County Supreme Court Judge Ferris D. Lebous issued in November 2012.

Lebous’ orders dealt with whether allegations of negligence, nuisance, trespass, medical monitoring damages and contamination from chemicals other than TCE (trichloroethylene) should be considered at the eventual trial.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20140223/NEWS01/302230014/ Appellate-decision-win-loss-plaintiffs-IBM-plume-case?nclick_check=1

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Lenny Siegel
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