Student Pub. Interest Research Group of N.J. v. Monsanto Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 20294
No(s). 83-2040 (D.N.J. Jan 21, 1985)

In a preliminary ruling in a Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) §505 citizen suit, the court rules that plaintiffs may seek penalties for past violations, that neither a state statute of limitations nor laches bars the suit, and the §505 is constitutional. The court reiterates a prior rul...