Panel Vacates Dismissal Of Contamination Suit For Not Including Government

(May 11, 2020, 11:32 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California appeals panel on May 6 vacated dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the city of Riverside, Calif., against a number of companies accused of contributing to perchlorate contamination, finding that a trial court erred in dismissing the suit based on the city’s failure to name the federal government as a defendant (City of Riverside v. Black & Decker U.S. Inc., et al., No. B292133, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., 5th Div., 2020 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 2835)....

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