Mealey's (November 19, 2021, 1:36 PM EST) -- BOSTON — A First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Nov. 17 affirmed a ruling ordering an industrial development entity in Puerto Rico to reimburse the federal government for $5.49 million it spent to clean up groundwater contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The lower court correctly held that the federal government had established a prima facie case for liability, it said....