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CERCLA
Federal Court Orders More Briefing on Ownership Liability in CERCLA Suit Involving Navajo Reservation Uranium Mining
Here are the materials in El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC v. United States (D. Ariz.):
114 Plaintiff Motion for Summary J
An excerpt:
Plaintiff El Paso Natural Gas Company brought suit under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) against Defendants United States of America, United States Department of the Interior, United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of Energy, and United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (collectively, “United States”). Doc. 55. Plaintiff has filed a motion for partial summary judgment. Doc. 114. The motion is fully briefed (Docs. 114, 119, 123), and the Court heard oral argument on June 1, 2017. For reasons that follow, the Court rejects the United States’ sovereign immunity defense and will require additional briefing on the question of its CERCLA owner liability.
Consent Decree in Navajo Nation Recovery for Hazardous Substances at Abandoned Uranium Mines
Here are documents in the matter of Navajo Nation v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Company et al, 17-cv-00140 (D. Ariz. May 22, 2017):
- Doc. 23 – Unopposed Motion to Enter the Proposed Consent Decree and Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion
- Doc. 26 – Order and Consent Decree
Here are the documents in the related matter of United States v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Company et al, 17-cv-08007 (D. Ariz. May 22, 2017):
Ninth Circuit Materials in Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Laguna Construction Co.
Navajo and US Bring CERCLA Actions over Uranium Mining; Consent Decree Reached
Here is Navajo Nation’s complaint in Navajo Nation v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. (D. Ariz.):
Here is the U.S. complaint in United States v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. (D. Ariz.):
Federal Judge Orders Millions to be Paid to Colville/State Plaintiffs by Teck Caminco
Here is the order from Pakootas v. Teck Caminco Metals (E.D. Wash.):
Remaining CERCLA Claims against Laguna Dismissed
Here are the materials in Atlantic Richfield Co. v. United States (D. N.M.):
Suit over Jackpile Uranium Mine Cleanup Proceeds
Here are the materials in Atlantic Richfield Co. v. United States (D. N.M.):
34 Laguna Construction Co Motion to Dismiss
36 Laguna Pueblo Motion to Dismiss
47 AR Response to Pueblo Motion
71 DCT Order Granting US Motion
73 DCT Order Partially Granting Pueblo Motion
75 DCT Order Denying LCC Motion
Complaint here.
Yakama Nation Largely Prevails in CERCLA Suit with US
Here are the materials in Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation v. United States of America (D. Or.):
Ninth Circuit Vacates Large Attorney Fees Award in Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals
Here are the materials:
The attorney fees award, I believe, is discussed here.
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