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The unanimous court restored Guam’s super fund claim against the U.S. Navy At 11:32 am On Monday, the Supreme Court expressed support in a dispute between Guam and the federal government over the cost of cleaning up toxic waste on the island.Chief Justice Clarence Thomas wrote View The case was approved by a unanimous court only four weeks after oral arguments. case, Guam v. United StatesInvolving the territory of Guam, the U.S. Navy is required to share the cost of cleaning up Ordot Dump. Ordot Dump is the seat of the Super Fund. The Navy is said to have been dumping toxic waste for decades.The federal Superfund Act (the “Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act”) allows claims to be included Article 113(f)(3)(B). The regulation stipulates that “a person who has settled the liability to the United States…for part or all of the response actions or part or all of the costs of such actions shall be paid by… [a] Settlement can ....
ADVERTISEMENT From Ecuador To SDNY, Donziger s Path To A Criminal Trial Law360 (May 7, 2021, 7:00 AM EDT) When Chevron foe Steven Donziger goes on trial for criminal contempt starting Monday, it will mark a milestone in a bitter feud that has been raging for nearly three decades since the now-disbarred human rights lawyer helped indigenous Ecuadorians sue the oil giant over pollution in the Amazon rainforest. Human rights advocates see Donziger s case as a test of whether public-interest lawyers can do their work without fear of reprisal. But some corporate lawyers believe the case actually shows a concerted effort to extort an ultrawealthy company defendant via the legal system. ....
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT From Ecuador To SDNY, Donziger s Path To A Criminal Trial Law360 (May 7, 2021, 7:00 AM EDT) When Chevron foe Steven Donziger goes on trial for criminal contempt starting Monday, it will mark a milestone in a bitter feud that has been raging for nearly three decades since the now-disbarred human rights lawyer helped indigenous Ecuadorians sue the oil giant over pollution in the Amazon rainforest. Human rights advocates see Donziger s case as a test of whether public-interest lawyers can do their work without fear of reprisal. But some corporate lawyers believe the case actually shows a concerted effort to extort an ultrawealthy company defendant via the legal system. ....
Wyoming Bets Millions It Can Bully Other States Into Taking Its Coal It all went down on April 6… Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon created a $1.2 million fund that would be used to help the state’s coal industry sue any state that blocks its coal exports. How did all of this come about? As reported by the AP: Last year, Wyoming and Montana. asked the Supreme Court to override a decision by Washington state to deny a permit to build a coal export dock on the Columbia River. The interstate lawsuit followed years of unsuccessful attempts by the dock s developer, Utah-based Lighthouse Resources, to contest the permit denial in federal court. ....