Mealey's (January 4, 2017, 11:35 AM EST) -- DENVER — A federal judge in Utah erred when awarding summary judgment against Asarco LLC on its claim for contribution under Section 113(f) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) against Noranda Mining Inc., a 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Jan. 3, holding that the plaintiff company did not make misrepresentations to a bankruptcy court when a company representative stated that $7.4 million was a fair share of its cleanup costs at Richardson Flat Superfund site in Utah (Asarco LLC v. Noranda Mining Inc., No. 16-4045, 10th Cir.; 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 11)....