Industry Cites Circuit Split In Bid For High Court Review Of Consent Decrees

Swedish engine maker Volvo Powertrain is emphasizing federal appeals courts' competing interpretations of how courts should oversee consent decrees, often used to settle environmental enforcement actions, in its bid for the Supreme Court to reverse a ruling the company says tests the bounds of EPA's enforcement authority. In Volvo Powertrain Corporation v. United States of America, at al. , engine maker Volvo Powertrain is asking the high court to review and reverse a July 18 unanimous ruling by...