On Remand To The 4th Circuit, Groups Voluntarily Dismiss Drinking Water Case

(October 30, 2020, 2:14 PM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — Environmental groups that sued a pipeline company for contamination of groundwater agreed Oct. 27 to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit without providing an explanation after the U.S. Supreme Court remanded the case to the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling in a separate but related lawsuit. The voluntary dismissal precludes the groups from being reinstated at a later time (Upstate Forever, et al. v. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, et al., No. 17-1640, 4th Cir.)....