Environmental Liability of Parent Corporations
In Trinity Industries v. Greenlease Holding Co., No. 08-1498, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61223 (W.D. Pa. May 2, 2014), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania held that parent corporation Ampco Pittsburgh Corporation ("Ampco") could not be held directly or derivatively liable for environmental contamination claims that allegedly stemmed from its subsidiary's activities.
