Judge Denies Dismissal Of Groundwater Case, Says Federal Claim Is Valid

BOSTON - A federal judge in Massachusetts on Nov. 26 denied a motion to dismiss a case brought by an environmental advocacy group that sued a beach club for allegedly contaminating local groundwater, concluding that the plaintiffs adequately stated a claim under federal law for contributing to disposal of hazardous waste that "may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to health and the environment" (Conservation Law Foundation Inc. v. Longwood Venues& Destinations Inc., et al., No. 19-cv-11672, D. Mass., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 205273).
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