Judge Finds Mining Company Did Not Arrange For Disposal Of Mining Tailings

Mealey's (November 3, 2017, 9:34 AM EDT) -- ROANOKE, Va. — A lumber company’s attempt to recover response costs from a mining company that allegedly disposed of limestone mining tailings that contain arsenic and lead was dismissed by a federal judge in Virginia on Oct. 31 after she found that the defendant company was not subject to arranger liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) (Dixon Lumber Co., Inc. v. Austinville Limestone Co., Inc., No. 16-cv-00130, W.D. Va., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179852)....