Asarco v. NL Industries
ELR Citation: 42 ELR 20214 No(s). 4:11-CV-00864-JAR (E.D. Mo. Sep 28, 2012) (Ross, J.)
A district court denied a mining company's motion to dismiss a smelting company's contribution claim against it for response costs and natural resources damages incurred at an old smelting operation in the Southeast Missouri Mining District. The mining company argued that the smelting company, which...