Class action suit against CPR over TCE leak
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[##_1L|1237521364.jpg|width="130" height="98" alt=""|_##]The Alberta Court of Appeal has approved a class action lawsuit against Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) by residents of the Ogden area of Calgary, who are suing CPR for contaminating groundwater in the area with trichloroethylene (TCE). The residents claim that the subsurface contamination is causing toxic vapours to migrate into their houses, and are claiming several million dollars for diminution in property values.
Docken & Company, a Calgary law firm specializing in class action litigation, originally filed the environmental class action lawsuit against CPR in 2005 after TCE was detected in the groundwater underneath the Ogden community. The action, under the case name Windsor v CPR, alleges that the contamination was caused by the use of TCE at CPR's rail yard in Ogden. TCE, a colourless liquid, was used as a solvent for many years to remove grease from metal parts.
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Grounds for Divorce in Ohio - Sylkatis Law, LLC
A divorce in Ohio is filed when there is typically “fault” by one of the parties and party not at “fault” seeks to end the marriage. A court in Ohio may grant a divorce for the following reasons:
• Willful absence of the adverse party for one year
• Adultery
• Extreme cruelty
• Fraudulent contract
• Any gross neglect of duty
• Habitual drunkenness
• Imprisonment in a correctional institution at the time of filing the complaint
• Procurement of a divorce outside this state by the other party
Additionally, there are two “no-fault” basis for which a court may grant a divorce:
• When the parties have, without interruption for one year, lived separate and apart without cohabitation
• Incompatibility, unless denied by either party
However, whether or not the the court grants the divorce for “fault” or not, in Ohio the party not at “fault” will not get a bigger slice of the marital property.