Port Can Seek Contribution From Union Pacific For Cleanup Costs, Judge Says

Mealey's (August 10, 2018, 1:44 PM EDT) -- TACOMA, Wash. — A federal judge in Washington on Aug. 9 found that the Port of Ridgefield can seek contribution from Union Pacific Railroad Co. for costs it incurred in remediating a former wood treatment site, finding that grants it received from the Washington Department of Ecology (DOE) do not prevent it from pursuing its claim (Port of Ridgefield v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., No. 14-6024, W.D. Wash., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 134517)....