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Suits Against Gas-Emitting Landfills In West Virginia: Identifying And Overcoming The Barriers, Shawn H. Hogbin
Suits Against Gas-Emitting Landfills In West Virginia: Identifying And Overcoming The Barriers, Shawn H. Hogbin
West Virginia Law Review
The U.S. in the past two decades has experienced an increase in class actions stemming from landfill odors, with many of these lawsuits utilizing the common law doctrines of nuisance, trespass, and negligence. Landfill odors impact nearby residents, making it unenjoyable for them to be outside on their lawns, and even in their homes. West Virginia’s sole appellate court, despite the state having 17 operational landfills and disposing of nearly 1.5 million tons of trash, has seen no such suit. This Note identifies whether West Virginia decisional law is prohibitive of this type of suit; it finds no clear legal …
Nuisance Revisited After Buchanan And Bormann, Jesse Richardson, Theodore A. Feitshans
Nuisance Revisited After Buchanan And Bormann, Jesse Richardson, Theodore A. Feitshans
Law Faculty Scholarship
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Real Property--Nuisance--Abatement Against Reversion, H. P. S.
Real Property--Nuisance--Abatement Against Reversion, H. P. S.
West Virginia Law Review
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Injunctions--Airports--Nuisance, Jack C. Burdett
Injunctions--Airports--Nuisance, Jack C. Burdett
West Virginia Law Review
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