Judge: Expert Reports Do Not Trigger Federal Question Jurisdiction

Mealey's (April 28, 2016, 10:28 AM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A federal judge in Missouri on April 26 remanded a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general against the owner of a landfill where there is an underground trash fire occurring, ruling that expert reports filed in association with the lawsuit do not trigger federal question jurisdiction simply because they mention the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s control over radiologically impacted materials (RIM) (United States of America, ex rel. Attorney General Chris Koster, et al. v. Republic Services Inc., et al., No. 15CV1506 RLW, E.D. Mo.; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55273)....