High Court Rejects Petition Over $8.25 Million Award To Tribe For CERCLA Costs

Mealey's (June 10, 2019, 1:17 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that an Indian tribe is entitled to recover more than $8.25 million in response costs from a Canadian industrial polluter stands after the U.S. Supreme Court on June 10 declined to review the case (Teck Metals Ltd. v. The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, et al., No. 18-1160, U.S. Sup.)....