REFINED METALS CORPORATION v. NL INDUSTRIES, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION REFINED METALS CORPORATION, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) No. 1:19-cv-4578-JMS-DLP ) NL INDUSTRIES, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER In this action, Plaintiff Refined Metals Corporation (“Refined Metals”) seeks payment and a declaratory judgment pursuant to the Indiana Environmental Legal Action statute (“ELA”) from Defendant NL Industries, Inc. (“NL”) to help cover the costs of the cleanup of hazardous substances on a property sold by NL to Refined Metals and used by both entities to operate a lead smelting facility. NL…