District Court Backs Port's Standing In Test Case On PCB Runoff Nuisance

September 30, 2016
A federal district court has ruled a California port has legal standing to support a public nuisance claim against the former manufacturer of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), a potential precedent in a test case of novel claims that a product's maker can be responsible for damages when a disposed product enters stormwater and pollutes water. The San Diego Unified Port District public corporation and the City of San Diego municipal corporation filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern...


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