In Mine Cleanup Dispute, Colorado Federal Judge Approves Interlocutory Appeal

(August 23, 2023, 1:31 PM EDT) -- DENVER — Controlling questions of law exist about whether the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act’s statute of limitations bars contribution claims brought by the owner of a former mine site against a smelting company whose predecessors contributed to the pollution of the site, a Colorado federal judge held in granting the owner’s motion for interlocutory appeal....