Cleanup Finished on a Section of the Libby Superfund Site A section of the Montana asbestos cleanup site was removed from the Superfund list by U.S. officials, pointing to the 17 year cleanup coming to an end. The 45 acre area five miles north of downtown Libby is the first of eight units of the […]
Population Loss in Weirton and Steubenville due to Loss of Industry
Population Loss in Weirton and Steubenville due to Loss of Industry There are five metropolitan statistical areas at least partially in West Virginia that are among the worst in the country for a declining population. The Weirton-Steubenville metropolitan area ranked sixth on the list, with a 4.9 percent decline since 2010. Mayors for both cities […]
Rule Change Affecting Malpractice Cases in Pennsylvania Could be Coming
Rule Change Affecting Malpractice Cases in Pennsylvania Could be Coming In December the State Civil Court Committee suggested a change to a Supreme Court rule in place since 2003. The rule limits lawsuits to only be filed in places where an incident is alleged to have occurred. The proposed change would allow lawyers to file […]
Andrew Wheeler Shirking Responsibility for Asbestos and PFAS Chemicals
Andrew Wheeler Shirking Responsibility for Asbestos and PFAS Chemicals At his testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee, EPA chief Andrew Wheeler refused to support the banning of the carcinogen asbestos. The EPA is doing a risk assessment on asbestos, and Senator John Tester asked when the substance would be banned, claiming the risk assessment is […]
GPW Trying First NCAA ALS Case
GPW Trying First NCAA ALS Case The first lawsuit dealing with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and collegiate football is being tried by Goldberg, Persky & White, P.C. attorney Jason Luckasevic. He is representing a former firefighter who played football for five seasons at the California University of Pennsylvania in Washington, PA from 1999-2003. While there, […]
U.S. Steel Fined $700,000 for Air Pollution
U.S. Steel Fined $700,000 for Air Pollution For the third time in less than a year, the Allegheny County Health Department has fined U.S. Steel for excessive air pollution. It was announced that the company levied a $707,568 fine for air pollution violations during the second half of 2018. This brings the total fines against […]
Doctors with Poor Performance Still able to Practice Medicine
Doctors with Poor Performance Still able to Practice Medicine More than nine out of ten doctors who have lost five or more malpractice suits still continue to see patients regularly. Doctors with poor records are also 45 percent more likely to give up medicine and do something else, which is higher than the percentage of […]
Asbestos Manufacturer Liability Redefined by Supreme Court
Asbestos Manufacturer Liability Redefined by Supreme Court The Supreme Court has redefined the liability of a company under general maritime law for asbestos-related injuries caused by third party integrated parts. In the Air & Liquid Sys. Corp. v. Devries case the Supreme Court held that manufacturers need to warn users when their products contain other […]
Mon Valley Residents Upset About Fracking Site in Their Community
Mon Valley Residents Upset About Fracking Site in Their Community A proposed fracking site near U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson mill is causing problems for nearby residents. They have written two dozen statements and sent them to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) opposing Merrion Oil and Gas drilling a well next to the mill. […]
Pennsylvania Does Not Require Schools to Test for Lead in Drinking Water
Pennsylvania Does Not Require Schools to Test for Lead in Drinking Water The statewide advocacy group, Penn Environment, has given Pennsylvania a failing grade for lead in school drinking water due to not requiring lead testing in schools. This is the second time in two years that a failing grade has been given to Pennsylvania […]