Judge Grants In Part Motions To Dismiss CERCLA, Strict Liability Claims

Mealey's (January 5, 2021, 11:20 AM EST) -- BUFFALO, N.Y. — A federal judge in New York on Dec. 30 granted in part motions to dismiss filed by individual companies in a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and strict liability lawsuit brought by landowners who live near a now-defunct landfill and have allegedly sustained physical injuries, finding that the plaintiffs’ third amended complaint (TAC) failed to sufficiently allege how the companies contributed to contamination at the site and engaged in ultrahazardous activity....