February 21, 2019
Two energy companies told a Pennsylvania federal judge that a suit over coal ash dust pollution should be thrown out because the matter should have been aired in bankruptcy court, arguing the plaintiffs forfeited their claims when they ignored those proceedings.
September 07, 2018
A Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge on Friday sided with two energy companies in a suit claiming they're responsible for coal dust pollution from their power plants, ruling they did not control or operate the plants and, under state law, a parent corporation is not liable for its subsidiaries' conduct.