Legal Opinion
United States v. FMC Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 27, 2008No. 06-35429PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRABER, Circuit Judge:
In the late 1990s, Plaintiff United States and Intervenor Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (“the Tribes”) approached Defendant FMC Corporation, a mining company operating in Idaho, about potential violations of federal and tribal environmental laws. FMC reached an agreement with each party. FMC agreed to pay the Tribes $1.5 million per year in lieu of applying for certain tribal permits. Concerning federal law, FMC and the United States entered into a detailed agreement (“Consent Decree”), which they presented to the federal district court for approval. The district court…
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