Thomas v. FAG Bearings Corp.

ELR Citation: ELR 20207
No(s). 94-2452 (8th Cir. Mar 13, 1995)

The court holds that the involuntary joinder of a state environmental agency by a bearings manufacturer sued for remediation costs of groundwater contamination is a suit against a state, which violates the Eleventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Local residents sued the manufacturer to recover ...