Magnate, LLC v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA HARRISONBURG DIVISION MAGNATE, LLC, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 5:22-cv-00040 ) UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL ) By: Elizabeth K. Dillon PROTECTION AGENCY, ) United States District Judge ) Defendant ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Magnate, LLC (“Magnate”), brough this Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) action against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), claiming that the government damaged Magnate’s property in Shenandoah County during its allegedly negligent cleanup of hazardous substances on the…