Thursday, December 7, 2006

WATER QUALITY: Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd.: Holding Canadian Companies Liable for Transboundary Pollution in the United States - July 18, 2006

by Peter Brady and Delphine Lourtau (Student at Law) of McCarthy Tétrault

On July 3rd 2006, a US Federal Court of Appeal in San Francisco, California paved the way for Canadian companies to be held liable for the costs of cleaning up transboundary environmental damage in the United States. More Info...