Erin Brockovich leads class action against Alcoa
Environmental
American anti-pollution campaigner Erin Brockovich has announced that at least two American law firms are prepared to pursue Alcoa in the United States on behalf of residents who live near its alumina refineries south of Perth, at Wagerup, Pinjarra and Kwinana.
The residents say their health has been adversely affected by emissions from the refineries. Simon Morrison from Shine Lawyers says the residents will not have to pay any money initially to join the claim.
"The US law firms involved in this claim do operate claims on what we call a contingent basis, which means no fee is payable to them unless the claim succeeds," he said.
"The next step for them is to obviously conduct some investigations of their own on the core issues surrounding the litigation.
"That would then follow what we call a forum application, in other words, bringing the matter in front of a judge in America, to test that issue of whether this is a case that can actually be brought in the United States."
Alcoa says any legal action will be vigorously defended.
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Grounds for Divorce in Ohio - Sylkatis Law, LLC
A divorce in Ohio is filed when there is typically “fault” by one of the parties and party not at “fault” seeks to end the marriage. A court in Ohio may grant a divorce for the following reasons:
• Willful absence of the adverse party for one year
• Adultery
• Extreme cruelty
• Fraudulent contract
• Any gross neglect of duty
• Habitual drunkenness
• Imprisonment in a correctional institution at the time of filing the complaint
• Procurement of a divorce outside this state by the other party
Additionally, there are two “no-fault” basis for which a court may grant a divorce:
• When the parties have, without interruption for one year, lived separate and apart without cohabitation
• Incompatibility, unless denied by either party
However, whether or not the the court grants the divorce for “fault” or not, in Ohio the party not at “fault” will not get a bigger slice of the marital property.