Private Attorneys General Seek High Court Review Of RCRA Ruling

Mealey's (June 20, 2019, 3:16 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A golf course owner and nearby residents ask the U.S. Supreme Court in a June 18 petition to review a Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that held that General Electric Co. is not required under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to conduct any additional cleanup work at a site that formerly housed a manufacturing plant operated by the company, arguing that GE’s agreement with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) to remediate the site is not preclusive of their claims (LAJIM LLC., et al. v. General Electric Co., No. n/a, U.S. Sup.)....