Fabric Maker’s Request To Appeal Denial Of Dismissal Motion Rejected By Judge

Mealey's (August 16, 2017, 10:58 AM EDT) -- MACON, Ga. — An interlocutory appeal of an order denying a protective fabric maker’s motion to dismiss a suit accusing it of violating the Clean Water Act (CWA) would not ultimately advance the litigation, a federal judge in Georgia ruled Aug. 15, finding that discovery is needed to determine if wastewater from the company’s facility is being discharged into navigable waterways of the United States (Flint Riverkeeper, Inc. v. Southern Mills Inc., No. 16-CV-435, M.D. Ga., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129430)....