Dismissal Of Man’s Clean Water Act Suit Upheld By 4th Circuit

Mealey's (May 8, 2018, 1:51 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge in Maryland did not err when dismissing a man’s lawsuit accusing a funeral home of allegedly violating the Clean Water Act (CWA) by not obtaining the required permit, a Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled May 7, finding that the plaintiff’s only sufficient allegation was based on a past violation that cannot form the basis of a CWA citizen suit because the defendant obtained a permit before the suit was filed (Alan J. Schneider v. Donaldson Funeral Home P.A., et al., No. 17-1183, 4th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 11884)....