Pakootas v. Teck Cominco
N/AOUTCOME: Won in the Ninth Circuit
We succeeded in holding a Canadian mining company responsible for large-scale pollution it caused in the United States
Olympia, WA
Environmental and natural resources Lawyer at Olympia, WA
Practice Areas: Environmental and Natural Resources, Administrative Law ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Won in the Ninth Circuit
We succeeded in holding a Canadian mining company responsible for large-scale pollution it caused in the United States
OUTCOME: Prevailed in the district court and on appeal
We successfully defended the gas company from the State Department of Transportation's claim for contribution under CERCLA. The courts ruled that because the State had not cleaned up the site in compl ... iance with the National Contingency Plan, it could not recover any of its cleanup costs against the gas company.