ELR Citation: ELR 20062
No(s). 07-1046 (4th Cir. Mar 5, 2008)

The Fourth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a mining corporation's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Maryland Surface Dewatering Act. The Act imposes remedial measures on a licensed miner if a well within its "zone of influence" fails due to declining ground water or if damage was caus...