Pennsylvania Federal Judge Dismisses Administrative Claim In Lead Dust Suit

摘要

PITTSBURGH-A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on June 4 dismissed claims against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and an EPA employee for violations of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), as well as for negligence and due process violations, saying the EPA and its employee are protected under sovereign immunity and that the claims lack subject matter jurisdiction and fail to state a cognizable cause of action (Jacquelyn V. N'Jai v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., No. 13-1212, W.D. Pa.; 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 75712).