Legal Opinion
Nu-West Mining Inc. v. United States
District Court, D. Idaho
Decided March 4, 2011No. Case 4:CV 09-431-BLWPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
B. LYNN WINMILL, Chief Judge.
INTRODUCTION
The Court has before it a motion for partial summary judgment filed by plaintiffs Nu-West Mining Inc. and Nu-West Industries Inc. (hereinafter Nu-West). The Court heard oral argument on January 25, 2011, and took the motion under advisement. For the reasons expressed below, the Court will grant the motion.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Nu-West seeks to impose on the defendant Government the costs of cleaning up selenium contamination at four mine sites in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. This suit is brought under the…
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