In Gold King Mine Case, Contractor Is Granted Summary Judgment On Negligence Claims

(February 7, 2024, 10:28 AM EST) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A government contractor is entitled to summary judgment on claims of negligence and gross negligence brought against it for its involvement in the Gold King Mine release, which damaged waterways and land in several states, because the contractor owed no duty to New Mexico, the Navajo Nation or citizen plaintiffs under theories of misfeasance or nonfeasance, a New Mexico federal judge found in granting the contractor’s motion for partial summary judgment....