Judge Hearing First TSCA Felony Case Blocks Mention Of Milestone At Trial

The federal judge presiding over a novel TSCA felony prosecution is barring any mention that the case is the first of its kind during a jury trial slated to begin July 10, holding that the defendant has shown no evidence for repeated claims that the charges of felony lead-remediation violations amount to retaliation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and EPA. “[D]efendant has not provided any meaningful response to the Government's motion regarding improper prosecutorial motives. Notably, though this issue...