Case Updates
Ninth Circuit holds that CERCLA authorizes damages for the lost use of injured natural resources where the lost use has a cultural component
September 03, 2025
U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Ninth Circuit to hold that CERCLA does not authorize natural resource damages claims for alleged cultural losses
January 29, 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 fourth amicus brief the Chamber has filed in this case.
Case Documents
- Opinion, 7.26.16 -- Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd. (Ninth Circuit)
- U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief -- Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd. (Ninth Circuit)
- Opinion, 9.3.25 -- Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd. (Ninth Circuit)