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

  1. July 07, 2023

    Wash. Tribe Says Mining Co. Can't Challenge CERCLA Ruling

    Tribal leaders in Washington want to block mining company Teck Resources from appealing a court order that could subject the Canadian firm to liability over pollution it caused in the Pacific Northwest, saying Teck has no legitimate reason to challenge the decision.

  2. March 17, 2023

    Teck Says Judge Read CERCLA Wrong On Damages Claim

    The metals division of Teck Resources told a Washington federal judge that he made a serious legal error in a ruling that the company must face natural resource damages claims in a river pollution suit and urged him to reconsider his decision.

  3. February 21, 2023

    Metal Co. Can't Avoid Tribes' Superfund Damages Claims

    The metals division of Teck Resources must face natural resource damages claims in a river pollution suit brought by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, after a Washington federal judge found the Canadian mining company was put on notice well before the suit was filed.

  4. December 01, 2022

    Tribe's River Pollution Claims Aren't Ripe, Metal Co. Says

    The metals division of Teck Resources renewed its attempt to throw out damages claims in a river pollution suit by the state of Washington and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, calling the claims unripe because an investigation into remediation actions is still ongoing.

  5. September 19, 2022

    Teck Metals Can't Escape Wash. Tribe's River Pollution Suit

    Tech Metals could not get summary dismissal for claims that it owes damages to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and the state of Washington over its pollution of a river, as a Washington federal judge found that the claims are not time-barred.

  6. August 06, 2020

    Mining Co. Will Pay Tribes Another $1.6M For River Cleanup

    Canadian mining giant Teck Resources Ltd. has agreed to shell out another $1.6 million to a confederated tribal nation to cover recent costs associated with pollutants it dumped into the Columbia River decades ago from its Canadian smelter that then leached into the Washington state environment.

  7. August 12, 2016

    Tribes Get $8.25M From Mining Co. In River Pollution Suit

    A Washington federal judge on Friday awarded a confederated tribal nation more than $8.25 million for response costs associated with pollutants a Canadian mining company dumped into the Columbia River, but set the stage for the decision to be appealed.

  8. May 13, 2016

    Polluter Says Tribes Ineligible To Recover Fees From Suit

    Teck Metals Ltd. again pressed a Washington federal judge Thursday to reconsider his ruling that a tribal nation can recover certain fees and costs from litigation over pollutants the company dumped in the Columbia River, arguing the group lacks an enforcement power that would make it eligible for the funds.

  9. May 06, 2016

    Wash. State, Tribes Say River Cleanup Fees Ruling Is Right

    The state of Washington and a confederated tribal nation opposed a Canadian mining company's bid to reconsider a ruling regarding costs stemming from litigation over pollutants dumped in the Columbia River, arguing Thursday the court was right to say the tribes should've been treated similar to the federal government and states.

  10. April 22, 2016

    Mining Co. Wants Judge To Revisit Cleanup Suit Fees Order

    A Canadian mining company on Thursday asked a federal judge to reconsider his finding ruling that a group of tribes in Washington state can seek to recover certain litigation fees and costs from its claim over pollutants dumped into the Columbia River.