Environmental
Jun. 4, 2010
Court Says Companies Can Intervene
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that companies being held liable for groundwater contamination in the San Gabriel Valley have a right to intervene if the government works out a cleanup agreement with the other defendants.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that companies being held liable for groundwater contamination in the San Gabriel Valley have a right to intervene if the government works out a cleanup agreement with some of the other defendants.
The decision sets out the circuit's position on an issue that has divided federal courts across the country, U.S. v. Aerojet General Corp., ...
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