( August 21, 2025, 2:28 PM EDT) -- BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A federal judge in New York ruled that a “jury had more than sufficient evidence” to find that a building company and its owners were negligently liable for public nuisance related to the dumping of tens of thousands of tons of hazardous construction waste and other materials at Roberto Clemente Park. The judge ordered the defendants to pay more than $4 million in remediation and reimbursement costs to Islip, N.Y., and denied a motion for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) following the jury trial and verdict....