United States Eighth Circuit

In an environmental contamination case, the Court reversed a judgment for strict liability and punitive damages, finding that the plaintiff's claim did not comply with the state's strict liability rule, which requires an escape of the instrumentality causing the harm.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/15/2004
• Published 07/15/2004

Judges

• JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, JOHN R. GIBSON, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Glen D. Nager, argued, Washington D.C. (John D. French, John F. Beukema, John P. Borger and Delmar R. Ehrich, Minneapolis, MN, and Thomas C. Gricks, III, of Canonsburg, PA on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• George G. Eck, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Alexandra B. Klass and Sara J. Peterson of Minneapolis, MN on the brief), for appellee.