PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions227
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
D.C. Circuit Denies Petition for Review of Revisions to National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead by EPA232
Coalition of Battery Recyclers Association v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___, Case No. 09-1011 (D.C. Cir. May 14, 2010).
District Court:
District Court Rejects Claim that EPA’s Interpretation of Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act Amounts to Final Agency
Action234
Arizona Mining Association v. Jackson, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 07-1054 (D. D.C. 2010).
District Court Finds City’s Contribution Claims against U.S. Barred by CERCLA § 113(H) and Sovereign Immunity237
City of Fresno v. U.S., ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. CV-F-06-1559-OWW-TAG (E.D. Cal. 2010).
Faced with ‘Contradictory’ Allegations, District Court Dismisses ExxonMobil’s Contractual Indemnity Claims against Petroleum Sales and Distribution Facility240
ExxonMobil Oil Corp. v. Nicoletti Oil, Inc., ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 109-cv-01498 (E.D. Cal. May 18, 2010).
Emphasizing Dry Cleaning Manufacturer’s Lack of Affirmative Conduct, District Court Dismisses Claims under CERCLA, RCRA, HSAA, and Common Law242
Hinds Investments, L.P. v. Team Enterprises, Inc., ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. CV F 07-0703 (E.D. Cal. April 22, 2010).
District Court Concludes It May Abstain from
Enforcing Federal Environmental Laws—Dismisses Suit under RCRA and the CWA244
Raritan Baykeeper, Inc. v. NL Industries, Inc., ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 09-4117 (D. N.J. May 28, 2010).
District Court Dismisses RCRA Claim Related to Pre-Enactement Activities246
Sullins, et al. v. ExxonMobil Corp., ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 08-04927-Cw (N.D. Cal. May 17, 2010).
A Foie Gras ‘CAFO’ is Enjoined and Penalized for Clean Water Act Violations248
The Humane Society of the United States v. Hudson Valley Foie Gras, LLC., ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 06 CV 6829, (S.D. N.Y. May 6, 2010).
District Court Holds Municipality’s Claims for Cleanup Damages Failed on Time Limitations and Could Not Be Saved by Other Theories251
Village of Depue, Illinois v. Viacom International, Inc., et al., ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 08-cv-1272; 08-cv-1273 (C.D. Ill. May 12, 2010).
District Court Finds That PRP May Seek CERCLA Section 107 Claims from Third Party Despite Previous Unsuccessful Section 113 Claims by the U.S.Government253
U.S. v. Pharmacia Corporation et al., ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 99-63-GPM (S.D. Ill. May 12, 2010).
