Asarco LLC v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

  1. July 27, 2018

    Union Pacific Dodges Asarco's Superfund Cleanup Claim

    An Idaho federal judge on Thursday shot down Asarco LLC's bid to hold Union Pacific Corp. financially responsible for a portion of more than $400 million the mining company paid to help clean up a Superfund site in the state.

  2. November 01, 2017

    $12.5M Courthouse Fire Coverage Dispute Stays Alive

    A Wisconsin federal judge refused Tuesday to dismiss claims against Lexington Insurance Co. over $12.5 million in coverage for a courthouse fire, saying Lexington had adopted a provision allowing a government insurance fund to decide what the loss was.

  3. July 14, 2017

    Asarco Attorney To Be Witness, Not Counsel, For Co.

    A Nossaman LLP attorney with a dual role as witness and lawyer for a copper mining enterprise in an environmental damages liability case withdrew as the company's counsel a day after defendant Union Pacific Railroad Co. moved to disqualify her, according to a filing in Idaho federal court Thursday.

  4. July 13, 2017

    Asarco Counsel Can't Play 2 Roles, Union Pacific Says

    An attorney for a copper mining company shouldn’t be allowed to act as both a witness and counsel, Union Pacific Railroad Co. told an Idaho federal judge on Wednesday, arguing that allowing her to do both would violate certain rules during a trial over liability for environmental damages.

  5. February 17, 2017

    Union Pacific Can't Dodge Asarco's $482M Cleanup Cost Suit

    An Idaho federal judge on Thursday trimmed copper mining company Asarco LLC's lawsuit seeking to establish Union Pacific Railroad's liability for part of a $482 million environmental cleanup, but declined to toss the entire matter as the rail company had wanted.

  6. November 17, 2015

    Union Pacific Slams Asarco's Filing In Basin Cleanup Row

    Union Pacific Railroad Co. on Monday slammed a recent motion by Asarco LLC in a dispute over environmental cleanup costs, saying Asarco had not put forward undisputed facts in its effort to defeat arguments that Union Pacific may use in the case.

  7. October 22, 2015

    Asarco Says Atty's Addiction Relevant In Superfund Fight

    Asarco LLC on Thursday urged an Idaho federal court to deny an attempt by Union Pacific Railroad Co. to seal testimony in a suit over $482 million in Superfund site cleanup costs, saying the deposition of a lawyer who admitted to past drug addiction is relevant to his ability to recall facts.

  8. March 29, 2013

    Union Pacific Off The Hook For Superfund Cleanup Fees

    An Idaho federal judge on Thursday dismissed Asarco LLC's lawsuit against Union Pacific Railroad Co. seeking pollutant cleanup payments, saying the relief claims involving an Idaho Superfund site were released in the mining company's bankruptcy proceedings.

  9. July 05, 2012

    Union Pacific Says It Can't Be Railroaded Into Cleanup Fees

    Union Pacific Railroad Co. is fighting Asarco LLC's bid to force the company into providing additional contributions for cleanup efforts at an Idaho Superfund site, arguing Tuesday that the formerly bankrupt Asarco cannot request funds before its own liability obligations have been met.