DuPont Properly Removed State Agency’s Suit Over Contaminated Site, Judge Rules

Mealey's (June 11, 2020, 8:33 AM EDT) -- CAMDEN, N.J. — E.I du Pont de Nemours & Co. and the Chemours Co. FC LLC (collectively, DuPont) properly removed a lawsuit brought by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and others over a contaminated site in Gibbstown, N.J., that was used for manufacturing explosives during World War I and World War II, a federal judge in New Jersey ruled May 22 after finding that the companies were acting under the federal government when disposing of hazardous substances (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., et al., No. 19-cv-14765-NLH-LS, D. N.J., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90151)....