[Download] "State New York v. General Electric Company" by Supreme Court of New York * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: State New York v. General Electric Company
- Author : Supreme Court of New York
- Release Date : January 02, 1991
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
Description
Plaintiffs brought this action to abate a public nuisance and for money damages as a consequence of defendant's allegedly improper disposal of toxic wastes in the Town of Moreau, Saratoga County. As is relevant to this appeal, the complaint alleges that defendant failed to provide or require haulers of its toxic wastes to provide adequate containers or to warn them of other precautions necessary to prevent defendant's waste from being released into the environment of the Town; that defendant disposed of its wastes at an inappropriate location; that defendant knew or should have known that the manner in which its wastes were disposed would result in their release into the environment and that inadequate protective measures had been taken to prevent their migration; and that defendant had a duty of reasonable care to dispose of its chemical wastes in a manner that would prevent their release into the environment. In November 1987, defendant served a demand for a bill of particulars upon plaintiff Town of Moreau, to which the Town responded on May 19, 1988. In June 1988, defendant moved pursuant to CPLR 3042 (d) for an order of preclusion or directing the service of a further bill with respect to the following items of its demand: 8. * * * Describe the type of containers which plaintiffs contend should have been used.