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POWER TEST REALTY COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP v. Janet COIT, in Her Official Capacity as Director of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided March 4, 2016No. 2013-76-M.PPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice INDEGLIA,

for the Court.

The discovery of petroleum in groundwater has led to a dispute that has brought the parties- before this Court. This case comes before us pursuant to a writ of certiorari.filed by Power Test Realty Company Limited Partnership (Power Test), whereby it sought relief from a Superior Court judgment that affirmed the final decision of the Department of Environmental Management (DEM or department) in a contested enforcement action. Power Test contends that the Superior Court erred in imposing liability upon it because: (1) there was no evidence that it caused…

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