Landfill Owners Argue Against High Court Review Of CAFA Local Controversy Exception

Mealey's (January 20, 2022, 7:58 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Landfill owners who are accused by adjacent property owners of mishandling radioactive waste filed an opposition brief on Jan. 10 in the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing against review of a ruling on the scope of the Class Action Fairness Act’s (CAFA) local controversy exception by the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which found that the exception did not apply to the putative class complaint....