courts/lawsuits

By rr_test_admin, 24 August, 2017
Three million pounds of CRT materials sit stockpiled in an Arizona warehouse formerly used by Dow Management, and the current property owner wants upstream generators of the material to pay for its cleanup. In a legal case filed this year, 10 California e-scrap companies are accused of negligence, trespass, nuisance and other legal violations for alleged
By rr_test_admin, 17 August, 2017
A worldwide police operation busted people suspected of illegal waste shipping and disposal, mostly involving metals and scrap electronics, according to Interpol. The group, which facilitates cooperation between nearly 200 countries' police forces, announced the results of a month-long coordinated campaign to disrupt organized crime groups involved in the i
By rr_test_admin, 10 August, 2017
A former Utah-based CRT processor has been indicted on several counts related to its abandonment of more than 3.5 million pounds of crushed leaded glass three years ago. Named as defendants in the federal grand jury indictment are Stone Castle Recycling, CEO Anthony L. Stoddard and employee Jamen D. Wood. The document was filed on July 12 in the U.S.
By rr_test_admin, 8 August, 2017
The former leaders of CRT outlet Closed Loop Refining and Recovery have been directed by a court to pay more than $18 million for breaking the lease at the company's Columbus, Ohio headquarters and leaving behind more than 100 million pounds of CRT glass. The
By rr_test_admin, 13 July, 2017
The illegal collection of e-scrap has resulted in fines for companies and individuals operating at two sites in Hong Kong's New Territories area. A court on July 4 and July 11 levied fines totaling 24,000 Hong Kong dollars (about $3,100), after authorities in December found four metric tons of printed circuit boards and more than 1,300 LCD monitors and
By rr_test_admin, 22 June, 2017
The e-scrap export criminal case involving Colorado's Executive Recycling has seen recent developments after being tied up in appeals for the past four years. Brandon Richter, owner and CEO of now-defunct Executive Recycling, was re-sentenced to federal prison June 16, on a reduced sentence as part of a plea agreement.
By rr_test_admin, 15 June, 2017
An electronics reuse and recycling company CEO has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for his role in an effort to copy, import and sell counterfeit Microsoft software. Clifford Eric Lundgren, 33, pled guilty to criminal copyright infringement and conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods in federal court on Feb. 28.