CERCLA

New Mexico Federal Court Allows Some Navajo Tort Claims to Proceed in Gold King Mine Release Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are materials in In re Gold King Mine Release (D.N.M.):

1478 Motion to Dismiss Navajo Claims.pdfDownload
1541 Navajo Response.pdfDownload
1557 Reply.pdfDownload
1932 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Washington Federal Court Rejects Teck Caminco Defenses in CERCLA Suit [Colville]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are newish materials in Pakootas v. Teck Caminco Metals (E.D. Wash.):

2504 Motion on Standing.pdfDownload
2506 Motion on Time-Barred Claims.pdfDownload
2533 Colville Response re Time-Barred Claims.pdfDownload
2538 Colville Response re Standing.pdfDownload
2549 Time-Barred Claims Reply.pdfDownload
2551 Standing Reply.pdfDownload
2565 DCT Order Denying Motion on Standing.pdfDownload
2566 DCT Order on Time-Barred Claims.pdfDownload

Washington Federal Court Grants Yakama Nation Partial Win in CERCLA Dispute over City of Yakima Landfill

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation v. City of Yakima (E.D. Wash.):

37 Second Amended Complaint.pdfDownload
69 Yakama Nation MSJ.pdfDownload
71 City MSJ.pdfDownload
75 Yakama Nation Response to 71.pdfDownload
77 City Response to 69.pdfDownload
81 Yakama Nation Reply in Support of 69.pdfDownload
83 City Reply in Support of 71.pdfDownload
87 DCT Order.pdfDownload

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Mitchell v. Tulalip; Teck Metals v. Colville; and King Mountain Tobacco

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order list.

Mitchell materials here.

Teck Metals materials here.

King Mountain materials here.

Federal Court Splits Liability under CERCLA for 19 Uranium Mines at Navajo

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC v. United States (D. Ariz.):

186 US Post-Trial Brief

187 El Paso Post-Trial Brief

203 US Reply

204 El Paso Reply

217 DCT Order

Prior posts here.

Update in Gold King Mine Release Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are updated materials in In re Gold King Mine Release in San Juan, County on August 5, 2015 (D.N.M.):

166 DCt Order re EPA Contractors

167 DCT Order re Harrison Western

168 DCT Order re Sunnyside Gold

Earlier materials here.