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Pakootas, et al v. Teck Cominco Metals, et al

  1. April 17, 2025

    9th Circ. Signals Support For Tribes' Cultural Loss Claims

    A Ninth Circuit panel was skeptical Thursday that a Teck Resources unit could dodge the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation's claims for tribal service losses stemming from a smelter's Columbia River pollution, with one judge saying Teck's argument was "splitting hairs."

  2. September 18, 2024

    Wash. Court Won't Ax Testimony In Tribes' River Pollution Suit

    A Washington federal judge issued a slew of orders Tuesday refusing to limit expert testimony in the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation's lawsuit against a smelter operator over pollution in the Upper Columbia River, saying the testimony will help the jury make a decision at trial.

  3. April 11, 2024

    Judge Won't Rethink Ax Of Tribes 'Cultural Resource' Claims

    A Washington federal judge has refused to rethink his dismissal of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation's claims for "tribal service losses" stemming from a smelter's Columbia River pollution, saying the tribes did not meet the standard required for reconsideration.

  4. March 29, 2024

    No Need To Revisit 'Cultural Resource' Ruling, Teck Argues

    A Teck Resources unit is urging a Washington federal judge to reject the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation's request to reconsider an order dismissing its claims for so-called tribal service losses stemming from a smelter's Columbia River pollution, saying the tribe erroneously argues limitations on natural resource damages don't apply to tribes.

  5. March 15, 2024

    Tribe, Teck Weigh In On Columbia Pollution Claims

    A Teck Resources Ltd. unit is pushing back against the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation's argument that its claims for so-called tribal service losses for Upper Columbia River pollution were improperly dismissed, while a neighboring tribe is also urging a Washington federal judge to revisit a "clearly erroneous ruling."

  6. March 01, 2024

    Wash. Tribe Asks Judge To Revisit 'Cultural Resources' Ruling

    A tribe is urging a Washington federal judge to reconsider a ruling that it can't pursue millions of dollars of "tribal service loss" claims stemming from Upper Columbia River pollution, saying its claims were misconstrued as "cultural resource damages" that can't be recovered under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act.

  7. February 15, 2024

    Wash. Judge Says Tribes Can Seek River Pollution Damages

    A Washington federal judge denied a Teck Resources Ltd. unit's bid for summary judgment on natural resource damages claims that the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and state of Washington lodged over decades of Upper Columbia River pollution from a smelter in Trail, British Columbia, setting up the matter for a possible trial.

  8. February 08, 2024

    Wash. Judge Says Tribes Can't Seek Cultural Damages

    A Washington federal judge said the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation can't seek millions of dollars of cultural resource damages over discharges from a Teck Resources Ltd. unit's smelter in Trail, British Columbia, holding that such damages can't be recovered under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act.

  9. October 11, 2023

    Wash., Tribes Want Mining Co.'s CERCLA Defenses Axed

    The state of Washington and a group of Native American tribes have urged a Washington federal judge to strike down a Teck Resources Ltd. metals unit's defenses in litigation over the mining company's alleged decades-long dumping of hazardous waste from a smelter into the Columbia River.

  10. August 10, 2023

    Wash. Judge Blocks Mining Co. Appeal In River Pollution Suit

    A Washington federal judge won't allow a Teck Resources Ltd. metals unit to appeal a ruling that it has to face natural resource damages claims from state regulators and Native American tribes for allegedly dumping hazardous waste from a smelter into the Columbia River for decades.