June 01, 2015
The U.S. government on Friday asked a Wisconsin federal judge to reconsider his ruling that NCR Corp. can't be held fully liable for part of a $1.5 billion Superfund cleanup, arguing his decision was based on unexamined evidence.
May 28, 2015
A Wisconsin federal judge's recent renewal of NCR Corp.'s divisibility defense in a CERCLA lawsuit has given new shine to a long-abandoned litigation tactic, but while the ruling is good news for defendants, future cases will depend heavily on the facts at the contaminated sites, attorneys say.
May 19, 2015
A Wisconsin federal judge has handed NCR Corp. a unique win, reversing a prior ruling and finding the company successfully established a divisibility defense that shields it from full liability for part of a $1.5 billion Superfund cleanup.
March 26, 2014
Four paper companies and two municipalities agreed Wednesday to pay the federal government and the state of Wisconsin $54 million in cleanup costs and damages to settle allegations that they polluted a Wisconsin river Superfund site, according to documents filed in Wisconsin federal court.
June 11, 2013
A Wisconsin federal judge on Monday rejected NCR Corp.'s efforts to strong-arm three co-defendants into complying with a $1.5 billion Superfund cleanup plan as ordered by the government, saying district courts are not in the business of policing the enforcement of injunctions.
May 01, 2013
A Wisconsin federal judge on Tuesday refused to vacate summary judgment against global paper supplier P.H. Glatfelter Co. and others facing an environmental cleanup plan estimated to cost $1.5 billion, ruling the government was entitled to injunctive relief for the harm resulting from contamination of the Lower Fox River.
March 21, 2013
Global paper supplier P.H. Glatfelter Co. and others facing an environmental cleanup plan estimated to cost $1.5 billion on Tuesday demanded a Wisconsin federal court strike three government witness declarations they say were unfairly entered months after the trial's conclusion.
February 05, 2013
Global paper supplier P.H. Glatfelter Co. urged a Wisconsin federal court Friday to reconsider its approval of an environmental cleanup plan estimated to cost $1.5 billion, arguing that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state regulators failed to properly execute an agreement for selecting a remedy.
November 26, 2012
A Wisconsin federal judge on Wednesday refused to strike down a "Herculean" environmental cleanup plan that could cost more than $1 billion, finding that technology company NCR Corp. and other defendants must follow the plan established by state and federal officials.
October 18, 2012
A Wisconsin federal judge on Wednesday said he won't require the U.S. and Wisconsin governments to supply more information as part of the discovery process in a $1.5 billion suit over remediation at the Lower Fox River Superfund site, finding that the documents requested were not sufficiently relevant.