Landowner's Suit Over Concrete Wash Cleanup Fails To State Claims, Judge Says

Mealey's (August 24, 2020, 12:27 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A landowner's lawsuit seeking contribution and cost recovery under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and its state law equivalent was dismissed without prejudice by a federal judge in California on Aug. 19 after the judge found that the allegations that a former owner should reimburse it for remediation of concrete and concrete washout, which contains the hazardous substance chromium, did not support the causes of action (Woodyard LLC v. Syar Industries Inc., et al., No. 19-2495, E.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 151405)....