October 30, 2025
A Missouri federal judge is threatening attorneys representing a mining company controlled by billionaire Ira Rennert in a lawsuit over pollution in Peru with serious sanctions for repeatedly disregarding and misrepresenting his orders.
October 03, 2017
A priest suing Renco Group Inc. on behalf of children who allegedly suffered lead poisoning from a Peruvian affiliate's metallurgical complex in the Andean highlands told a Missouri federal court on Monday that it has jurisdiction because the New York company and its owner had ultimate say over the complex through Missouri companies they controlled.