Law360, New York (August 25, 2011, 8:00 PM ET) -- The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday rejected Khanjee Holding US Inc.'s challenge to nearly $500,000 in penalties and fees that the developer and two other companies face for trying to build a power plant in Illinois with an expired environmental permit.
A three-judge panel shot down Khanjee's contention that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to impose a $100,000 civil penalty jointly and severally on the companies, which were sued by the Sierra Club for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act by proposing to construct a...
Developers Can't Dodge Fees In Plant Permit Suit: 7th Circ.
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