Judge: Discovery Needed To Interpret Meaning Of Environmental Activities

Mealey's (April 4, 2017, 1:52 PM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey on April 3 denied General Electric Co.’s (GE) motion to dismiss a lawsuit seeking cost recovery and contribution under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act for contamination at a site sold to a developer in 2015, ruling that discovery is needed to find the definition of “environmental response activities” in the indemnity and settlement agreement (ISA) (BRG Harrison Lofts Urban Renewal LLC v. General Electric Company, No. 16-6577, D. N.J., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50265)....