Following The Settlements: A Second Chance To Come Clean

Mondaq Business BriefingUnited Kingdom Law Articles in English (2008)

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Following The Settlements: A Second Chance To Come Clean

In June 2007, Simon Gildener reviewed the High Court decision of Wasa v Lexington in "Following the Settlements: How not to clean up!" in 2008 the Court of Appeal has revisited the decision, and Simon examines the higher court's different approach.

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Alcoa is a very large producer of aluminium. Between 1942 and 1986, Alcoa's waste management and pollution containment procedures had been defective. These deficiencies caused environmental damage at a number of its industrial sites across the United States. In...

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