Childhood Memories Raise Disputes Whether Tire Company Discarded Waste At Landfill

(April 7, 2021, 2:24 PM EDT) -- DAYTON, Ohio — A federal judge in Ohio on March 29 denied Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC’s (BATO) motion for summary judgment in a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act lawsuit brought by the owner of the South Dayton Dump and Landfill Superfund site, finding that the deposition testimony of three witnesses who said they recalled as children playing at the dump and seeing trucks owned by the company’s predecessor enter the facility to discard tires and other waste was sufficient to create a triable dispute....