Washington Federal Judge Stays Seattle Waterway Contamination Dispute Until 2023

Mealey's (December 6, 2022, 4:32 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — A temporary stay of a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act contribution action brought by the port of Seattle against Boeing to determine both parties’ share of liability for the contamination of the Lower Duwamish Waterway (LDW) would allow other potentially responsible parties to continue the ongoing settlement negotiations regarding their own liability, which could collapse without the stay, a Washington federal judge held in granting Boeing’s motion to stay the action/...