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United States of America v. Washington State Department of Transportation
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3:08-cv-05722
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Government Agencies
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June 24, 2014
Feds Can't Get $3.5M Fees From Wash. DOT In Superfund Case
A federal judge in Washington state on Monday denied the U.S. government's attempt to seek $3.5 million in attorneys' fees and costs from the Washington State Department of Transportation in a suit over tar pollution on the Tacoma waterfront, ruling it is too late in the litigation to ask for additional response costs.
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June 06, 2014
Feds Can Pursue $3.5M Fees In 3-Year-Old Superfund Case
The U.S. government succeeded Friday in reopening a dispute with the Washington State Department of Transportation over tar pollution on the Tacoma waterfront when a judge ruled the feds could pursue $3.5 million in attorneys' fees and costs despite not lodging the request until three years after the case closed.
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December 08, 2010
US Not Liable For Wash. Tar Cleanup, Judge Says
A federal judge has ruled in favor of the federal government in a dispute with the Washington State Department of Transportation over tar pollution on the Tacoma waterfront, rejecting the state agency's claim that the U.S. should be a potentially responsible party because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was involved in dredging the Superfund site.
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November 18, 2010
Wash. State May Be Liable for EPA Cleanup Costs
A federal judge has ruled in favor of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on two issues in a drawn-out agency brawl with the Washington State Department of Transportation over tar pollution on the Tacoma waterfront, finding that the state is a potentially responsible party and setting the cleanup costs for the site at $9.3 million.
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December 03, 2008
EPA Clashes With Wash. State Over Cleanup Costs
In an action arising from a drawn-out agency brawl, the U.S. government has filed suit against the Washington State Department of Transportation to recover roughly $7 million spent cleaning up a Superfund site on the Tacoma waterfront.