Independent basis for jurisdiction
The court vacates a district court decision dismissing the United States' suit to quiet title to water rights in a portion of the Rio Grande River. The dispute centers around the Rio Grande…
The court denies a bankrupt environmental management company's motions to dismiss property owners' Declaratory Judgment Act (DJA) action for lack of venue and failure to state a claim.…
The court vacates a district court declaratory judgment stating that a pollution exclusion clause in a landlord's insurance policy precluded coverage against a tenant's lead poisoning…