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MRP Properties Company, LLC et al v. The United States of America

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Case Number:

1:17-cv-11174

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Court:

Michigan Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Environmental Matters

Judge:

Thomas L. Ludington

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  1. December 19, 2024

    Feds Could Pay $1.1M To Settle WWII Refinery Waste Fight

    A Valero Energy Corp. unit is asking a Michigan federal judge to sign off on a deal that would have the U.S. government pay it $1.1 million for cleanup costs allegedly stemming from the government's wartime operations at a refinery in Houston.

  2. June 23, 2023

    Feds Didn't Control WWII Refinery Waste, 6th Circ. Rules

    The Sixth Circuit on Friday unraveled a decision finding the federal government had enough control over 12 Michigan oil refineries during World War II to make it liable for pollution cleanup costs, saying refineries were the ones that made key management and waste product management decisions, not the federal government.

  3. April 05, 2018

    Valero Must Redo Suit Over WWII Waste Cleanup, Judge Says

    A Michigan federal judge said Wednesday that Valero Corp. hasn't sufficiently alleged the U.S. government is on the hook for some of the cleanup costs at certain refineries that supplied fuels for America's World War II efforts, but he gave the refiner a chance to beef up its case.

  4. November 28, 2017

    Gov't Must Face Valero's WWII Waste Cleanup Suit In Mich.

    A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday declined to toss or split refinery operator Valero's suit alleging the U.S. government is on the hook for some of the cleanup costs at certain refineries that supplied fuels for America's World War II efforts, finding that despite the geographical spread of the refineries there exist common questions about the government's liability that weigh against transfer.