In Gold King Mine MDL, Theories Of CERCLA Liability Are Rejected

Mealey's (December 1, 2022, 3:03 PM EST) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Nearly three months after it was awarded judgment on the pleadings on claims of negligence in a case over the Gold King Mine blowout, a government contractor has won dismissal in New Mexico federal court of allegations that it is liable for contamination of the Animas and San Juan rivers as a transporter of impounded water....