Litigation
St. Louis Public Radio reports that the EPA will begin testing for radiation in the vicinity of the Bridgeton and West Lake landfills. The EPA's decision reverses decades of EPA precedent, and was made in response to a demand from Winston Calvert and his co-counsel for EPA to correct public misstatements. Winston Calvert and colleagues represent community members who have found radioactive material from the landfill in their homes.
Law360 published a summary of the lawsuit filed by Winston Calvert and colleagues, who represent community members who have found radioactive material from the landfill in their homes.
The Guardian newspaper reports on the filing of a lawsuit by Winston Calvert and colleagues, who represent community members who have found radioactive material from the landfill in their homes.
A federal court ruled in favor of two utility companies that Winston Calvert had represented in a long-running lawsuit. The lawsuit sought monetary and declaratory relief under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) from Union Electric Company (Ameren Missouri) and Citizens Electric Corporation. The lawsuit was just the latest dispute to arise out of the discharge of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s at the site of Missouri Electric Works, Inc., in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Although Missouri Electric Works closed in 1982, litigation between the various impacted parties continues. The court held in favor of Union Electric and Citizens, and denied the plaintiffs any relief under CERCLA.
St. Louis Public Radio quoted Winston Calvert, commenting on the struggle to reform how downtown shelters treat people who are homeless: :"'We hope NLEC will take this opportunity to work with the City,' Calvert said. 'It has the opportunity to update its services in a manner that better serves people who are homeless and be respectful of the downtown community.'"
Governing Magazine reported on the court's decision in the marriage equality lawsuit, and quoted extensively from Calvert's arguments in court:
St. Louis City Counselor Winston Calvert said that issuing the four marriage licenses in June "pushed the envelope on behalf of families throughout the State of Missouri who now can enjoy the dignity, stability and security of a legal marriage.
"In arguments before Burlison on Sept. 29, Calvert told the judge that marriage was a fundamental right of all citizens but that the constitutional amendment "categorically denies that right to an entire class of people."
The Post-Dispatch reports on the filing of a lawsuit by Winston Calvert's client, Thayer Land Development, a joint venture of MFC Industrial and Alberici Constructors, regarding ownership of the Pea Ridge Mine in southeast Missouri.
The Post-Dispatch reports on the beginning of the St. Stanislaus trial. Winston Calvert and colleagues represent St. Stanislaus Parish in its long-running property dispute with the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the Vatican.
The New York Times reports on the litigation and settlement negotiations in the St. Stanislaus dispute. Winston Calvert and colleagues represent St. Stanislaus Parish in its long-running property dispute with the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the Vatican.