Ford Motor Co. and other defendants, in a suit over landfill contamination, can't claim they were akin to "federal officers" in their efforts to comply with environmental consent orders, a federal judge says. Judge Joel Pisano of the District of New Jersey rebuffed Ford's attempt to rely on a statute that allows suits against U.S. agency officials and those acting under them to be removed to federal court. The ruling is a boon for those seeking friendlier state-court forums for environmental damages claims.
July 30, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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Ford Motor Co. and other defendants in a suit over landfill contamination can’t claim they were akin to “federal officers” in their efforts to comply with consent orders to remediate a Superfund site, a federal judge says.
In remanding a suit back to state court, U.S. District Judge Joel Pisano, of the New Jersey District, rebuffed Ford’s attempt to avail itself of a statute that allows suits against U.S. agency officials and those acting under them to be removed to federal court.
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