In a decision of great importance to major Washington landowners, including local governments, major private landowners such as forest products companies, and operators of water projects, the …
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The Washington Supreme Court today found that utilities and municipalities may be liable for injuries sustained in car-pole accidents even where the driver is criminally negligent. While …
In May, the federal courts rejected two more major cases in which plaintiffs sought damages from large emitters of greenhouse gases based on claims of climate-caused property …
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today revived a class-action antitrust case against a large assemblage of natural gas sellers and marketers who were …
The Washington Supreme Court today rejected tort claims based on exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (“EMF”) from a utility substation. The Court’s rejection of the EMF claim, which …
In what may be the last gasp for tort-based claims based on release of greenhouse gases, the Ninth Circuit late last week issued an opinion rejecting a …
Many in the electric utility industry thought that the threat of liability arising from human exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (“EMF”) had been put to rest years ago. …