DOJ Can Withhold Docs In $1.5B Superfund Row: 7th Circ.

By Megan Stride ( February 20, 2013, 4:27 PM EST) -- The Seventh Circuit ruled Wednesday that the U. S. Department of Justice does not have to turn over documents demanded in a Freedom of Information Act suit stemming from litigation over an estimated $1. 5 billion cleanup at Wisconsin's Lower Fox River Superfund site, finding the papers are privileged. . . .

Law360 is on it, so you are, too.

A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions.


A Law360 subscription includes features such as

  • Daily newsletters
  • Expert analysis
  • Mobile app
  • Advanced search
  • Judge information
  • Real-time alerts
  • 450K+ searchable archived articles

And more!

Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial.

Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber? Click here to login

This past year, a handful of attorneys secured billions of dollars in settlements and judgments for both classes and individual plaintiffs against massive companies and organizations like Facebook, Dell, the National Association of Realtors, Johnson & Johnson, UFC and Credit Suisse, earning them recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2025.