7th Circuit Ruling Cements Trend Of Low Threshold For RCRA Citizen Suits

A recent ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit cements a trend of judges setting a low threshold for citizen suits to proceed that allege imminent and substantial endangerment under federal waste law, allowing cases to advance that merely raise the risk of harm rather than the threat of irreparable harm. The unanimous ruling in Liebhart v. SPX Corporation, et al. reverses a lower court's dismissal of the case, “throwing court doors wide open to...