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• Court of Appeal Refuses the MOE Leave to Appeal - The Stay of the Crown Cork & Seal Canada Inc. Prosecution (May 2008) Provided by Miller Thomson
  
  
• United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) v. Teck Cominco Ltd. and Superior Court of Justice v. DTE Energy (March 2008) Provided by Miller Thomson
  
  
• Consultant Liability for Contamination Under the Fisheries Act: The Gemtec Appeal (March 2008) Provided by Miller Thomson
  
  
• Canadian National Railway Company v. Imperial Oil LImited: A Tenant's Responsibility to Clean Up Contamination (March 2008) Provided by Miller Thomson

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• Gehring et al V. Chevron Canada Limited et al, BCSC 1639. - Allocating Responsibility for Remediation Costs Case Comment (Summer 2007) Provided by Miller Thomson
  
  
• Canadian National Railway v. ABC Recycling 2006 BCCA 429 - British Columbia Court of Appeal Rules On Reasonable Costs of Remediation (February 2007) Provided by Miller Thomson
  
  

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• Lloyds Underwriters v. Cominco Ltd. et al., Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. ("TCML") (Fall 2006) Provided by Miller Thomson
  
  
• ML Plaza Holdings Ltd. v. Imperial Oil Ltd. (July 2006) Provided by Miller Thomson
  
  
• Canadian National Railway Co. v. A.B.C. Recycling Ltd., September 2006, Provided by Gowlings

• N.B. - Environmental Consultant Convicted and Fined under Fisheries Act, June 2006, Provided by Gowlings

• New Trial for Inco, May 2006, Provided by Gowlings

• A & D Holdings Inc. v. Canada: Capital Cost Allowance (CCA) (May 2006) Provided by Miller Thomson
  
  

• Petro-Canada v. Assistant Regional Waste Manager, Deputy Director of Waste Management (Appeal No. 2004-WAS-001(a) & 2004-WAS-002(a)) (Februrary 2006) Provided by Miller Thomson

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• Alberta Court of Appeal Clarifies Sentencing Principles for Environmental Offences, April 2005, Provided by Gowlings

• Ontario Divisional Court Considers Criteria for Issuing MOE Orders, April 2005, Provided by Gowlings

• Leave to Intervene Granted in Pearson v. Inco Appeal, February 2005, Provided by Gowlings 

• Supreme Court Decision on Liability for Pre-Amalgamation Contamination: North Fraser Harbour Commission et al. v. Environmental Appeal Board et al., January 2005, Provided by Gowlings

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• Koebel Brothers Sentenced, December 2004, Provided by Gowlings

• Sutcliffe v. Ontario (Minister of the Environment), November 2004, Provided by Gowlings 

• Canadian Company Sued Under U.S. Superfund Law (Update), November 2004, Provided by Gowlings

• Taku River Tlingit First Nation v. British Columbia (Project Assessment Director), Supreme Court of Canada, (2004), November 2004, Provided by Gowlings 

• “Deleterious Substance” Conviction Under Federal Fisheries Act Requires Different Proof than “Impairing Water” Offence Under Ontario Water Resources Act, Ontario Court of Appeal Rules, May 2004, Provided by Gowlings
  

• Deconstructing "Tridan": A Litigator's Perspective. This paper by Gowlings partner Katherine van Rensburg examines the implications of the trial and appeal decisions in the Tridan case for the litigation and resolution of contaminated lands disputes. April 4, 2004  

• Common Law Class Action Filed for Damages from Sydney Tar Ponds in Nova Scotia, April 2004, Provided by Gowlings

• Supreme Court of Canada to Decide on Environmental Liability under BC Legislation, April 2004, Provided by Gowlings

• Pearson v. Inco Ltd. et al., February 2004, Provided by Gowlings

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• Supreme Court of Canada Upholds a Minister's Application of the Polluter-Pays Principle, October 2003, Provided by Gowlings

• Inspections and Investigations: R v. INCO Ltd. Update and Recent Supreme Court of Canada Decisions, January 2003 Provided by Gowlings

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• Case Comments: Tridan v. Shell - Leave to Appeal Dismissed, December 2002, Provided by Gowlings

• New Trial Ordered in the Belle Island Landfill Case, August 2002, Provided by Gowlings.

• A Challenge for Class Actions in Environmental Litigation, July 2002, Provided by Gowlings.

• Case Comments: CIBC Mortgage Corp. v. ICI Canada Inc., Mortgage Allowed to Pursue Contamination Claim Against Tenant of Adjacent Property. March 2002, Provided by Gowlings.

• Case Comments: Court of Appeal releases it's decision in Tridan Developments Limited v. Shell Canada Products Limited, January 2002, Provided by Gowlings

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• Cost Recovery Actions_BC Supreme Court Cases: Seabright Holdings Ltd. et al v. Imperial Oil Ltd. and Workshop Holdings Ltd. v. CAE Machinery Ltd., December 14, 2001, Provided by E.J. Rowbotham, Barrister & Solicitor 

• Case  - Celanese Canada Inc. v. R., September 2001, Provided by Gowlings

• Case - Federal Court of Appeal Decision Concerning the Dry Fuel Storage Facility for fuel used at the Bruce Nuclear Power Development. June 2001, Provided by Gowlings