N.J. Federal Judge:  Consent Order Over Polluted Property Was Not Based On Mistake

(June 23, 2023, 9:26 AM EDT) -- CAMDEN, N.J. — A consent order entered into between two property owners and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) over the remediation of filled wetlands was not based upon a mutual mistake because a disagreement about the classification of the wetlands is not a mistake of fact, a New Jersey federal judge held in granting the NJDEP’s motion to dismiss....