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Navajo Nation v. United States of America, et al.

  1. April 09, 2024

    Navajo, Mine Operator Look To Settle Last Waste Spill Claims

    A New Mexico federal judge has stayed litigation in the Navajo Nation's remaining claims against a Gold King Mine operator stemming from a hazardous waste spill that spurred nearly a decade of litigation after the parties said they reached a settlement in principle.

  2. February 05, 2024

    Gold Mine Contractor Can Ditch Navajo's Negligence Claims

    A contractor for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency can ditch negligence claims brought by the Navajo Nation over its work on a gold mine that spewed 3 million gallons of contaminants in 2015, a New Mexico federal judge ruled on Monday.

  3. August 04, 2023

    Navajo Oppose Gold Mine Contractor's Bid To Ax $81M Claims

    A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contractor who worked on the Gold King Mine that spewed 3 million gallons of contaminants in 2015 can't double-dip its already rejected argument that the Navajo Nation's damages claims stemming from the spill are covered by an environmental Superfund law, the Nation told a New Mexico federal judge.

  4. June 29, 2023

    Navajo $81M Tort Claim Covered By CERCLA, Mining Co. Says

    A federal contractor wants a judge to dismiss a Navajo Nation claim for $81 million in tort damages stemming from a 2015 gold mine spill in Colorado, saying an environmental Superfund law provides redress the tribe seeks. 

  5. April 21, 2023

    Navajo Damage Claims Not Physical Repair, Judge Rules

    The Navajo Nation's tort damage claims against federal contractors for their alleged role in the 2015 Gold King Mine blowout don't include physical repair of the affected river or land, a New Mexico federal judge has ruled, ordering the tribe to identify the legal theories grounding its request for $81 million in restorative damages.

  6. October 17, 2022

    US Wants Colo. Mine Suits Paused To Finalize Settlement

    Federal officials say they have reached agreements to resolve claims against the Environmental Protection Agency stemming from a 2015 gold mine blowout in Colorado, asking a judge to pause the long-running litigation while they conclude the last of their settlement deals.

  7. September 22, 2022

    Construction Co. Can't Escape Gold King Mine MDL

    A New Mexico federal judge has shot down contractor Harrison Western Construction Corp.'s request to be let out of a lawsuit from Navajo farmers over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, rejecting the Colorado-based company's assertion that the court lacks jurisdiction.

  8. May 06, 2021

    Navajo Nation, NM Urge Sanctioning EPA For Ruining Proof

    The Navajo Nation and the state of New Mexico have urged a federal judge to sanction the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on allegations the agency concealed and destroyed irreplaceable evidence related to the 2015 Gold King Mine wastewater spill.

  9. April 30, 2021

    Gold Mine Co. Axes Navajo Nation Members' Toxic Spill Claim

    A New Mexico federal judge let a gold mining company out of Navajo Nation members' litigation stemming from the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, finding that the company and the Colorado mine do not have minimum contacts with New Mexico to establish specific jurisdiction for the claims.

  10. March 27, 2019

    Mining Cos. Must Face Claims Over Gold King Mine Spill

    A New Mexico federal judge said a mine owner and its affiliated businesses must face claims brought in multidistrict litigation over the 2015 spill of 3 million gallons of contaminated mine water from the Gold King Mine in Colorado.

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