RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS

July 2002

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Bankruptcy Court Maneuvering Does Not Stop City's Attempts to Force Cleanup
LTV Steel Company, Inc. v. The City of Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency

A federal judge in New York has allowed the City of Buffalo and its redevelopment agency's motion for an injunction under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and New York common law to proceed notwithstanding a defendant's bankruptcy filings. Although Buffalo cannot recover damages while the bankruptcy was pending, it will be permitted to force the defendants to take action to clean up their contamination.