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Commissioner Department of Planning & Natural Res. v. Century Alumina Company
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June 06, 2014
Lockheed Martin Agrees To Clean Up Virgin Islands Sludge
The U.S. Virgin Islands on Thursday agreed to dismiss claims that an alumina refinery formerly owned by Lockheed Martin Corp. leaked toxic sludge into the groundwater after Lockheed recently agreed to clean up the site and pay a multimillion-dollar penalty.
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June 28, 2013
Lockheed Can't Nix Scientist Testimony In Sludge Suit
A federal judge in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Friday denied Lockheed Martin Corp.'s bid to exclude a scientist's testimony supporting the islands' claims that an alumina refinery the aerospace giant formerly owned leaked toxic sludge into the groundwater, saying the testimony doesn't draw unfair conclusions about toxicity levels.
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September 26, 2012
Lockheed Misses Chance To Add Evidence To Sludge Suit
Lockheed Martin Corp. lost its bid Wednesday to add evidence to its defense against claims it allowed toxic sludge to seep from one of its refineries into groundwater in the U.S. Virgin Islands, with a federal judge ruling the company waited too long to act.
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June 14, 2012
Judge Trims 120 Witnesses From Hess, Lockheed CERCLA Row
A federal judge on Wednesday refused to allow 120 proposed government witnesses to testify in a water pollution suit in the U.S. Virgin Islands against Lockheed Martin Corp. and a pair of Hess Corp. subsidiaries, ruling that the testimony will prejudice the defendants because of late notification.
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June 04, 2012
Hess Can't Drown Water Pollution Claims In Superfund Case
A federal judge on Monday refused to let Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp. escape claims in a Superfund suit in the U.S. Virgin Islands over alleged water pollution from its oil refinery, finding the company cannot claim ownership of the groundwater beneath the facility.
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May 25, 2012
Lockheed Can't Dodge Virgin Islands Superfund Claims
A federal judge on Friday refused to allow Lockheed Martin Corp. to avoid some of the claims it faces in a Superfund suit in the U.S. Virgin Islands over alleged water pollution from an alumina refinery.
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February 13, 2012
Alcoa Settles Superfund Suit Over Virgin Islands Plant
An Alcoa Inc. affiliate and others agreed to fund the multimillion-dollar partial cleanup of a St. Croix industrial site in a settlement with the U.S. Virgin Islands government approved Monday, though litigation will continue with other parties in a long-running dispute over the 1,400-acre site.
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December 01, 2011
Century Cleared Of Liability In Alumina Pollution Suit
Century Aluminum Co. LLC is not responsible for paying cleanup costs at an alumina refinery that allegedly contaminated natural resources in the U.S. Virgin Islands, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, giving Century its second win in litigation over the contamination.
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March 14, 2011
Virgin Islands Channel Not Exempt From CERCLA Claims
A judge handed down a mixed summary judgment ruling Friday over St. Croix Renaissance Group LLP's claim that the Virgin Islands can't recover natural resources damages related to a channel connected to a larger, contaminated industrial site.