Noxious Odors

<span style="font-weight: 400;">A federal court in New York <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/landfill.pdf">ruled</a></strong> that a proposed class action’s negligence claims against a waste management company may continue. A property owner alleges noxious odors emitted from a landfill damaged nearby homes and rental properties. </span>

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A federal court in New York ruled that a proposed class action’s negligence claims against a waste management company may continue. A property owner alleges noxious odors emitted from a landfill damaged nearby homes and rental properties.

However, the court ruled that the property owner failed to detail the scope of the affected community required to maintain a nuisance claim.

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