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

  1. April 01, 2016

    Tribe Can Seek Cleanup Suit Fees After All, Judge Says

    A federal judge ruled Friday that a group of tribes in Washington state can seek to recover certain litigation fees and costs incurred in the group's claim against a Canadian mining company over pollutants dumped into the Columbia River, changing his mind after rejecting the tribes' bid for the costs last year.

  2. February 02, 2016

    Wash. Tribe Says EPA Emails Back Bid For Cleanup Costs

    A confederated tribal nation said an email exchange between Teck Metals Ltd. and a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official supports its bid to recover $8.25 million in response costs related to the company's dumping of toxic metals into the Columbia River, asking a Washington federal judge Tuesday to reopen the case to introduce new evidence.

  3. January 12, 2016

    Mining Co. Says Tribes' Costs Didn't Advance River Cleanup

    A Canadian mining company blasted a confederated tribal nation's bid to recover $8.25 million incurred while responding to the company's dumping of toxic metals into the Columbia River, saying in a post-trial brief Monday that the tribes did not prove they had materially advanced cleanup efforts in the river.

  4. December 09, 2015

    Mining Co., Tribe Agree On Response Costs, But Not Liability

    A Canadian mining company has agreed that several tribes' $8.25 million claim for response costs associated with pollutants the company dumped into the Columbia River hasn't been miscalculated, although the mining company still maintains that it's not liable for those costs, according to a filing Tuesday in Washington federal court.

  5. December 08, 2015

    Tribe Can Float New Docs In Columbia River Superfund Suit

    A Washington federal judge on Monday allowed a tribal group to introduce new evidence ahead of a damages trial against a Canadian miner found liable for dumping contaminants upstream from tribal lands, rejecting the company's argument that the bid is aimed at reclaiming litigation costs the judge previously denied.

  6. December 04, 2015

    Mining Co. Says Tribe's Legal Fees Not Cleanup Costs

    A Canadian mining company being sued over pollutants it dumped into the Columbia River has argued in a pretrial brief that despite the contention that a tribe's expenditures advanced cleanup, the tribe is barred from recovering legal fees.

  7. November 17, 2015

    Wash. Judge Trims Tribe's $9M Claim In River Cleanup Suit

    A Washington federal judge partially denied a tribe's $9.2 million claim for responding to pollutants that a Canadian mining company dumped into the Columbia River, ruling Monday that the tribe lacked enforcement authority and must prove during an upcoming trial if the majority of the costs were related to remedial actions.

  8. September 28, 2015

    Teck Calls Tribes' $9.1M Bid For Pollution Suit Costs Improper

    A Canadian mining company urged a Washington federal judge Friday to deny the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation's bid for $9.1 million in costs in a dispute over metal waste pollution in the Columbia River, arguing that the tribes cannot reclassify litigation expenses as cleanup-related.

  9. September 24, 2015

    Tribes Told To Shore Up Bid For $9M Costs In Pollution Suit

    A Washington federal judge on Wednesday ordered tribes embroiled in a dispute with a Canadian mining company over metal waste pollution in the Columbia River to turn over additional documents to support their request for $9.1 million in costs, saying it's necessary to ensure they're not receiving double recovery.

  10. September 15, 2015

    Wash. Tribes Defend $9.2M Expense Claim In Pollution Suit

    A Washington tribal association contested assertions from a Canadian mining company that federal law bars the tribes' recovery of attorneys' fees in private suits, arguing instead that its claim for $9.2 million relates to scientific investigations it undertook to prove the company dumped hazardous metal waste into the Columbia River.