New Jersey Federal Magistrate Consolidates 2 Environmental Contamination Lawsuits

Mealey's (July 18, 2017, 8:38 AM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey federal magistrate judge on July 14 granted an insured’s motion to consolidate a subrogation lawsuit filed by a property owner against an insured and an insurance coverage lawsuit filed against the insured after determining that the suits involve common questions of law regarding subrogation of costs and coverage for a property contaminated with mercury (BRG Harrison Lofts Urban Renewal LLC v. General Electric Company, et al., and Evanston Insurance Co. v. Accredited Environmental Technologies Inc., et al., Nos. 16-6577, 17-1584, D. N.J., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 109447)....