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In a first, China prosecutors sue environmental department
2015-12-21 15:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Prosecutors in eastern China have filed a lawsuit against a county-level environmental protection department, accusing it of "failing to fulfil its regulatory duties" in its supervision of a local sewage firm, China's top prosecutor said on Monday. China's Supreme People's Procuratorate said the lawsuit filed by prosecutors in eastern Shandong province last week marked the first time prosecutors had sued a government department in a public interest case. "This is the country's first administrative...
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Hagens Berman: iPhone Users Sue Apple for Concealing Wi-Fi Defect Causing Data Overage Fees
2015-12-18 08:48:17| Wireless - Topix.net
According to the complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose, knew about the defect "almost immediately," yet failed to fix it for AT&T wireless subscribers for years, and did not even disclose the defect. The defect affected all versions of iOS 6 and 7 and was only resolved with the release of iOS 8.1 in October 2014.
Brazil to sue mining companies BHP & Vale for $5bn over dam disaster
2015-11-28 03:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Brazils government has announced it will sue mining giants BHP Billiton and Vale for $US5.2bn after the deadly collapse of a dam at an iron ore mine sent 60 million cubic meters of mud and mine waste cascading into the Atlantic ocean and left more than 13 people dead. Environment minister Izabella Teixeira said a lawsuit would be filed demanding that the companies and the mine operator Samarco, which they co-own, create a fund of 20 billion reais to pay for environmental recovery and compensation...
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Brazil to sue BHP, Vale for $5 billion damages for dam burst
2015-11-27 20:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Brazil's federal and state governments plan to sue the owners of the Samarco iron ore miner for 20 billion reais ($5.24 billion)in damages caused by the burst of a tailings dam, Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira told reporters on Friday. Samarco is a joint venture between the world's largest mining company, BHP Billiton Ltd, and the biggest iron ore miner, Vale SA. The dam burst earlier this month unleashed 60 million cubic meters of mud and mine waste that devastated a village, killed...
Claiming Fictitious Charges, Arkansas Residents Sue Energy Firms
2015-11-25 11:59:01| Energy - Topix.net
Residents of Faulkner, Conway and Van Buren counties have filed a class action lawsuit against five energy companies claiming they made fictitious deductions and charges against royalty owners. The Log Cabin Democrat reports that the 88 residents represented in the lawsuit are royalty owners of oil, gas and mineral interests in lands and wells located within the three counties.
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