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State of New Mexico v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

  1. October 14, 2020

    Mining Co. Seeks To Clean Hands Of Gold King Spill Suit

    Sunnyside Gold Corp. says enough is enough and wants a New Mexico federal court to let it out of litigation stemming from the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, which the company says happened a dozen years after it sold the Colorado site.

  2. August 05, 2020

    Utah Ends Gold King Fight After EPA Commits $360M

    Utah has agreed to settle with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency after the federal regulator committed more than $360 million to clean up abandoned mines fouled when millions of gallons of toxic waste was accidentally released into rivers by a government contractor.  

  3. June 23, 2020

    Navajo Nation, New Mexico Fights EPA's Doc Bid In Mine MDL

    The Navajo Nation and New Mexico compared the federal government's discovery efforts in multidistrict litigation over the Gold King Mine spill to a driver seeking discovery from pedestrians he has hit about cars they've driven and accidents they've been involved in, saying the information is irrelevant to the case.

  4. October 24, 2019

    EPA Wants Mining Co.'s Counterclaim Axed In Gold King MDL

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has urged a New Mexico federal court to dismiss a mining company's counterclaim in multidistrict litigation over the Gold King Mine spill, saying concerns about the agency's role in the cleanup are unfounded.

  5. October 18, 2019

    Feds Can't Dodge Tort Claims In Gold King Mine MDL

    A New Mexico federal judge has ruled that the government had jumped the gun in its bid for an early win in multidistrict litigation over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, saying Utah, New Mexico, the Navajo Nation and others deserve more discovery about the court's jurisdiction over their tort claims.

  6. March 01, 2019

    MDL Judge Rebuffs EPA's Bid To Escape Mine Spill Suit

    The New Mexico federal judge heading up the multidistrict litigation brought by Utah, New Mexico, the Navajo Nation and others over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill has mostly rejected the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s bid to escape the suit, leaving the government to face claims under federal environmental and tort laws.

  7. August 27, 2018

    Navajo, States Fight Contractors' Bid To Nix Oil Spill Claims

    The states of New Mexico and Utah, along with the Navajo Nation, have urged a New Mexico federal court not to allow two contractors to exit a suit over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, saying the contractors are trying to dodge any liability for the incident.

  8. February 13, 2018

    Gold King Contractor Must Face Most NM, Navajo Claims

    A New Mexico federal judge on Monday largely left intact the state and Navajo Nation's consolidated lawsuits seeking damages from a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contractor involved in the 2015 Gold King Mine spill.

  9. February 01, 2018

    NM, Navajo Nation Fight EPA Bid To Stay Mine Spill Suit

    New Mexico and the Navajo Nation on Wednesday urged a federal judge not to grant the EPA's bid to pause their litigation over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill while the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ponders whether to consolidate several actions stemming from the incident.

  10. January 17, 2018

    Gov't Wants Gold King Mine Spill Suit Paused For MDL Panel

    The federal government asked a New Mexico federal court Wednesday to pause litigation brought by the state and the Navajo Nation over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill while the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ponders whether to consolidate several actions stemming from the incident, saying it's the most reasonable approach.

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