UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. PECHINEY PLASTICS PACKAGING, INC.,

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:09-cv-05692

Court:

New Jersey

Nature of Suit:

Environmental Matters

Judge:

Peter G. Sheridan

Firms

  1. January 13, 2015

    BMS, Citi, Others On Hook For $92M NJ Superfund Settlement

    Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Pechiney Plastic Packaging Inc., Citigroup Inc. and others on Tuesday agreed to a $92 million settlement that will resolve allegations the companies contaminated the groundwater at a New Jersey Superfund site.

  2. September 30, 2013

    Bristol-Myers, Citigroup Hit In $27M NJ Superfund Suit

    Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Citigroup Inc. and four other companies on Friday were hit with a $27 million Superfund cleanup suit in New Jersey federal court, the government's response to a judge's refusal to add the companies to existing litigation against Pechiney Plastic Packaging Inc.

  3. July 02, 2013

    Plastics Co. Can't Halt US's $24M Superfund Suit

    A federal judge on Tuesday denied Pechiney Plastics Packaging Inc.'s bid to stop the government from amending its $24 million New Jersey Superfund site cleanup lawsuit against the company, ruling the government would be prejudiced by such a move.

  4. March 19, 2013

    Plastics Co. Loses Bid For Gov't Docs In $24M Superfund Row

    A New Jersey federal judge ruled Tuesday that the government could withhold documents evaluating groundwater flow at the Pohatcong Valley Superfund site in its $24 million suit against Pechiney Plastics Packaging Inc., saying protecting government deliberation processes trumps the company's interest in disclosure.