If you, or anyone you know, is interested in pursuing a personal injury claim against Teck smelter please contact Barbara Mahoney with Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP at: barbaram@hbsslaw.com or (206) 268-9308. They have prepared an initial client questionnaire to assist them in preparing these claims.
Northport Residents- Class Action Lawsuit against Teck Resources
Northport Residents- Class Action Lawsuit against Teck Resources If you suspect you or any of your family members (alive or deceased) have been impacted by illnesses* that could possibly be attributed to past and/or present exposure to the environmental toxins released by Teck (Cominco) Resources, the Canadian smelter located in Trail B.C., and you would... Continue Reading →
Huge Admission from Canadian Cross-Border Polluter, Teck Resources
Huge Admission from Canadian Cross-Border Polluter, Teck Resources By rosehips | Posted September 11, 2012 | Northport, Washington I have personally been waiting decades for this. In an historic admission on the eve of a court case pitting two members of the Colville Confederated Tribes, the state of Washington and the EPA against a Canadian... Continue Reading →
Could B.C. contamination be cause of illness in NE Wash. town? KING5 Broadcast
Could Teck smelters contamination be cause of illnesses in the small NE Washington town of Northport? To see the KING5.com Seattle broadcast click this link: King 5 Northport broadcast
Teck admits discharging millions of tonnes of toxins into the Columbia River, but says it isn’t responsible for extensive pollution
New Twist in Pollution Case Canadian Smelter's Legal Maneuver Frustrates Residents Along Northwest Border By Joel Millman Updated Sept. 11, 2012 9:42 pm ET NORTHPORT, Wash.—Ranching families and American Indian tribes along the Columbia River here have long accused a refinery across the river in Canada of poisoning their land. In a surprise move,... Continue Reading →
Excellent opinion article on Teck’s “artful stalling”
OPINION: Canadian smelter refines its legal case with admission [The Seattle Times] By Lance Dickie, The Seattle Times McClatchy-Tribune Information Services Sept. 14--After years of legal quibbling, artful stalling, and averted eyes, Canadian smelter Teck Metals Ltd. acknowledged a century of using the Upper Columbia River and Lake Roosevelt as an industrial sewer. Teck Cominco, Teck Resources... Continue Reading →