Case Updates
U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging the Ninth Circuit to rehear en banc whether CERCLA authorizes damages for “lost cultural connection” to natural resources
November 13, 2025
U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief
William M. Jay and Isabel M. Marin of Goodwin Procter LLP served as outside counsel.
This is the fifth amicus brief the Chamber has filed in this case.
Case Documents
- Opinion, 9.3.25 -- Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd. (Ninth Circuit)
- U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief -- Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation v. Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. (Ninth Circuit)