TOXIC SUBSTANCES

摘要

Myers v. United States, 41 ELR 20237 (9th Cir. July 15, 2011). The Ninth Circuit reversed a lower court decision dismissing parents' suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act for injuries their child allegedly suffered due to exposure to thallium—a toxic heavy metal—from soil dumped into a landfill adjacent to the child's home and school.Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. v. Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America, 41 ELR 20227 (Cal. App. 4th Dist. June 10, 2011). A California appellate court held that an insurance company has no duty to defend or indemnify a cosmetics company in an underlying action alleging that it violated Proposition 65, the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act.