But a Superior Court judge in San Francisco issued an injunction last week delaying the project until at least Sept. 1, to allow arguments in a stop-construction lawsuit filed by a coalition of environmentalists and advocates for coastal access.
They've tried to block construction with lawsuits and pleas for a proper environmental impact study.
The plant, first proposed in the 1970s, has been beset by construction delays, lawsuits, fines imposed by the federal government, and opposition from neighbors of the project.
"There are a lot of lawyers out there chasing mold cases, everybody is running to court, and that is resulting in a series of construction-defect lawsuits.
Over the objections of environmentalists, the developer of a housing project in Coram has been given court approval to proceed with construction while a lawsuit claiming irreversible environmental damage is litigated.
The two companies directed 1,400 workers over two years, in which there were no construction accidents or lawsuits.
Despite exercising every available legal avenue, from a petition signed by 46,000 Virginians to three lawsuits, construction of the coal plant persists.
In response to this lawsuit crisis, construction company insurers like CNA are discontinuing coverage for construction defects.
A federal judge last Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging construction permits for the proposed Xanadu shopping and entertainment center in the Meadowlands, removing one of the final hurdles facing the $1.3 billion project.
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging construction permits for the proposed Xanadu shopping and entertainment center in the Meadowlands yesterday, removing one of the final hurdles facing the $1.3 billion project.
The Related project was delayed for five months by a lawsuit, but construction costs rose significantly during that time.
