Ill. Federal Judge: Judicial Notice Cannot Be Used To Dismiss Contamination Case

(August 14, 2023, 1:16 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — The owner and operator of a gas station cannot use judicial notice to support its argument that claims arising from the alleged migration of hazardous substances from the gas station to a neighboring property are time-barred because the cited documents do not show that the property owner had notice of the contamination, an Illinois federal judge found in denying the owner’s motion to dismiss and request for judicial notice....