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Parish of Plaquemines accuses multiple oil companies of environmental violations louisianarecord.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from louisianarecord.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Liskow Secures Success At The Louisiana First Circuit Court Of Appeal In Legacy Case Involving Excess Remediation Claims Under Act 312 - Environmental Law mondaq.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mondaq.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In its recent decision in Grace Ranch, L.L.C. v. BP America Production Company, et al., No. 20-30224 (5th Cir. Feb. 24, 2021), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit addressed a question that has increasingly become a sticking point in Louisiana “legacy” cases: whether claims brought under a Louisiana citizen suit provision for alleged violations of state environmental regulations can be heard in federal court. This decision is likely to have far-reaching consequences for Louisiana legacy litigation, where courts have seen a recent uptick in claims by landowner-plaintiffs brought under the citizen suit provision of Louisiana Revised Statute 30:16, seeking to have their property remediated due to alleged contamination by historical oil and gas operations. ....