United States of America v. The Boeing Company

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:22-cv-00485

Court:

Washington Western

Nature of Suit:

Environmental Matters

Judge:

James L. Robart

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  1. September 01, 2023

    Boeing Rocket Cleanup Suit Will Be Split Into 2 Phases

    A Washington federal judge decided to bifurcate the U.S. government's $32 million lawsuit over Boeing Co.'s liability for cleanup costs from a California rocket launch site, ruling that it was the most efficient route legally and would not prejudice the aircraft company.

  2. April 26, 2023

    Boeing Can't Escape Rocket Site Cleanup Case

    A Washington federal judge has refused to toss the U.S. government's $32 million contaminated groundwater lawsuit against The Boeing Co., rejecting the aviation giant's argument that it was protected by a hold-harmless clause in a decades-old contract to build and test rockets for NASA's moonshots.

  3. June 22, 2022

    Boeing Says Feds Want To Break Rocket Site Cleanup Deal

    Boeing asked a Washington federal judge on Tuesday to toss the federal government's $32 million contaminated groundwater lawsuit, saying the suit is barred under a broad hold-harmless clause in a decades-old contract to build and test rockets for NASA's moonshots. 

  4. April 13, 2022

    US Hits Boeing With $32M Suit Over Rocket Site Cleanup

    The federal government slapped Boeing with a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to recover more than $32 million it says the Navy is having to shell out to clean up the groundwater at a California site once used to assemble the rocket that helped launch the Apollo 11 crew to the moon.

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