W.Va. Federal Judge: No Good Cause To Amend CERCLA Complaint At This Late Stage

Mealey's (January 26, 2023, 3:57 PM EST) -- HUNGTINGTON, W.Va. — A property owner and a company that brought Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act allegations against a West Virginia state official and the former operators of a coal mine located on the property failed to show good cause to amend their complaint because their proposed changes would require additional discovery that prejudice the defendants at this stage of the case, a West Virginia federal judge found in denying the plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file a second amended complaint....