Judge:  Injunction In $5.1B Anadarko Settlement Does Not Bar Contamination Suit

Mealey's (February 23, 2021, 2:41 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York on Feb. 19 denied Anadarko Petroleum Corp.’s motion to enforce an injunction in a $5.1 billion bankruptcy settlement to bar a Louisiana man’s federal lawsuit against the company over creosote contamination, finding that the causes of action in the man’s action are not derivative claims or duplicative of derivative claims (In re: Tronox Inc., No. 14-5495, S.D. N.Y., 2021 U.S. Dist. 31208)....