Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals Ltd.
N/AOUTCOME: Defeated Teck Cominco's Motion to Dismiss
Defeated Canadian corporation's motion to dismiss CERCLA citizen suit claims on jurisdictional grounds, court found that EPA had jurisdiction under CERCLA to issue an administrative order against a for ... eign defendant who has caused a release of hazardous substances within the United States, which could be enforced in a citizen suit. The district court was affirmed by the 9th Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari.
