Legal Opinion
Sr. Kate Reid v. Doe Run Resources Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 13, 2012No. 12-1065, 12-1067, 12-1079, 12-1080, 12-1081, 12-1084, 12-1086, 12-1087, 12-1088, 12-1092, 12-1095PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Doe Run Resources and its affiliates operated a smelting facility in Peru. The facility’s pollution allegedly injured the plaintiffs. A Doe Run associate, Renco, is currently arbitrating related claims with Peru. The defendants sought both a mandatory and discretionary stay of this case pending the outcome of the arbitration. The district court 2 denied the motions. The defendants appealed. This court affirms.
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Plaintiffs, thirty-five children living near the smelting facility, allege that environmental contamination injured them. The children claim that the contamination…
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