ASARCO’s Contribution Suit Stayed By Judge Pending Cleanup Plan’s Approval

Mealey's (July 17, 2017, 9:40 AM EDT) -- SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge in Utah on July 11 stayed a lawsuit brought by American Smelting and Refining Co. LLC (ASARCO) seeking contribution toward $8.7 million it has spent remediating a former mining site near Park City, Utah, pending the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of a cleanup plan (ASARCO LLC v. Noranda Mining Inc., No.12-cv-527 DN, D. Utah, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 107957)....