Natural resource damages
Quapaw Tribe of Okla. v. Blue Tee Corp.
A district court held that the state of Oklahoma is not an indispensable party in a Native American tribe's action for natural resources damages against the successor entities of mining companies that operated in the former Tri-State...
National Ass'n of Mfrs. v. Department of the Interior
The court holds that a U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) rule concerning natural resource damage (NRD) assessments under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) does not violate the...