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Warehouse Construction in NJ May Be Curtailed in Proposed Legislation

By | Published June 1, 2021 | Posted in Environmental & Natural Resources, Land Use, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), New Jersey Environmental Laws, Zoning | Tagged Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on Warehouse Construction in NJ May Be Curtailed in Proposed Legislation

New Jersey State Senate subcommittees are currently considering a bill (S-3688) that aims to dramatically slow shipping and distribution warehouse construction across the State. Recently it seems that is the only thing that anyone has wanted to build in this state but some lawmakers believe that there may be such a thing as too many Read More

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Major New York Recycling Company Accused of Stormwater violations

By | Published June 1, 2021 | Posted in Hazardous & Contaminated Site Remediation, New Jersey Environmental Laws, Toxic Exposure Lawsuits | Tagged Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on Major New York Recycling Company Accused of Stormwater violations

The Sierra Club has just filed a significant lawsuit against one of New York’s largest scrap companies — Ben Weitsman & Son and several allegedly relate companies. In this lawsuit, filed in federal court, the Sierra Club alleges that the Defendants improperly store and process scrap metal. The Plaintiff alleges the scrap metal is often Read More

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Congratulations to Shawn LaTourette on being nominated by Governor Murphy as the next DEP Commissioner

By | Published April 15, 2021 | Posted in Commissioner LaTourette, Njdep commissioner, Shawn LaTourette, Uncategorized, Who is the njdep commissioner | Comments Off on Congratulations to Shawn LaTourette on being nominated by Governor Murphy as the next DEP Commissioner

Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich congratulate Shawn LaTourette on his nomination as the new Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner by Governor Phil Murphy earlier today.  Shawn has been the Acting Commissioner of the DEP since January. Shawn was our colleague at Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich for many years where he worked on environmental litigation and regulatory matters. Shawn Read More

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Appeals Court Critical of Law Firm’s “Scorched Earth” Collected Tactics in Landlord Tenant Case

By | Published March 29, 2021 | Posted in Landlord/Tenant | Tagged Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on Appeals Court Critical of Law Firm’s “Scorched Earth” Collected Tactics in Landlord Tenant Case

Law firms hired by landlords in collection actions against tenants can be liable to pay the tenant both statutory penalties and attorneys fees if they use improper collection practices. That’s the ruling in an appeals court decision in the case of Kelly Williams v. Gluck & Tobin Esquires and Irving Tobin, which upheld an attorneys Read More

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New Jersey has ambitious goals for emission reductions

By | Published March 1, 2021 | Posted in Environmental & Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, New Jersey Environmental Laws | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on New Jersey has ambitious goals for emission reductions

New Jersey’s Global Warming Response Act (“GWRA”) calls for New Jersey to decrease its greenhouse gas emissions by 80% from their 2006 levels by 2050. In January 2020, Governor Murphy presented New Jersey’s latest Energy Master Plan (“EMP”) as the roadmap to achieving this goal. The EMP outlines seven strategies the state will use in Read More

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San Diego Receives Federal Funding to Fight Mexican Sewage

By | Published February 23, 2021 | Posted in Environmental Issues | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on San Diego Receives Federal Funding to Fight Mexican Sewage

San Diego has just received substantial federal funding from the EPA to address a chronic problem: raw sewage coming from Tijuana Mexico. That sewage has been migrating over the border for many years, wreaking havoc on various Southern California beach communities. The American beaches were often subjected to raw sewage that smelled badly. For many Read More

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Lawsuit filed over Florida’s wetlands delegation

By | Published February 8, 2021 | Posted in Environmental & Natural Resources, Wetlands | Tagged Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on Lawsuit filed over Florida’s wetlands delegation

Several environment organizations have filed suit challenging the EPA’s relinquishment of control over wetlands in Florida. Many have criticized the manner in which Florida has historically regulated wetlands alleging that the regulation has been shotty resulting in the destruction of many protected wetlands. Control was relinquished by the federal government during the last month of Read More

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Polluted drinking water case settled in Newark, NJ

By | Published January 27, 2021 | Posted in Drinking Water, Environmental Issues | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Polluted drinking water case settled in Newark, NJ

Yesterday a federal District Court Judge signed an Order ending a lawsuit against the City of Newark relating to lead in its drinking water. The lawsuit had been filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Newark Education Workers Caucus, alleging violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act for allowing Newark residents and workers Read More

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NJDEP files Additional Natural Resource Damages claims

By | Published December 21, 2020 | Posted in Environmental & Natural Resources | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on NJDEP files Additional Natural Resource Damages claims

The State DEP continues to pursue natural resource damages (called NRD) claims. These are lawsuits where the relief sought is not just a cleanup, which is normally the relief sought by DEP. Rather in NRD cases, the relief sought includes compensation for injury to or loss of a particular natural resource. This might relate to Read More

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Landlords: Insurance companies now are denying many Mold Claims

By | Published December 18, 2020 | Posted in Mold, Toxic Tort & Injury Claims | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Landlords: Insurance companies now are denying many Mold Claims

Landlords and other property owners have so much on their plates. They need to worry about increasing utility costs. Taxes are always rising. So are maintenance and repair costs. Then there are the flooding concerns. With global warming many properties will be impacted over the next several decades. And commercial property owners have to worry Read More

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  • On the Run: Runner/lawyer DeBord out to protect the environment she loves

    Bucks County Herald, January 4, 2024

    When Brittany DeBord runs along the Delaware River canal towpath or on the trails of Tyler State Park, she doesn’t just appreciate the natural beauty of the...

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  • Gulf Coast Town Center facing foreclosure

    Naples Daily News, September 16, 2015

    Wells Fargo filed a lawsuit Sept. 8 against an affiliate of CBL & Associates, the owners of the decadeold, 1.2 million-square-foot mall in south Fort Myers for a $190.9 million unpaid loan. The center has 94 stores on 204 acres, with such anchors as Super Target, Belk, Best Buy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Marshalls and Costco...

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  • Town liable for private company's leaking underground tanks, court rules

    NJ.com Jul 26, 2017

    CRANFORD -- A couple that owned a businesses in town and became sick from leaking underground tanks owned by an adjacent business can sue the township for damages because the tanks were partially ...

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  • Dark Waters: How a Class Action Catapulted NJ to Forefront of 'Forever Chemicals' Battle

    NJ Law Journal Jan 09, 2020

    As property owners become increasingly aware of PFAS contamination, and as individuals exposed to PFAS learn of the health risks associated with exposure, liability will likely affect entire supply chains.

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