Fla. Judge Denies Residents' Demand to Halt Demolition Work at Beryllium Site

TAMPA, Fla. - A federal judge has denied a neighborhood group's demand for a temporary halt to demolition activities at a former American Beryllium site that is the subject of environmental cleanup orders. Family Oriented Community United Strong, Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Corp., No. 8:11-cv-217-30AEP (M.D. Fla.).

Judge James S. Moody Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida on March 15 adopted the recommendations of Magistrate Judge Anthony E. Porcelli in rejecting neighbors' contention that planned demolition would release beryllium, tetrachloroethene, trichloroethene, vinyl chloride and other harmful contaminants and would violate a contract between the …