The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a ruling that found a pollution settlement with several oil companies and a district attorney in California precluded legal action by the local water board.
Judges Barrington Parker, Reena Raggi, and Peter Hall said former Southern District Judge Shira Scheindlin incorrectly granted summary judgment on res judicata grounds that the two municipal offices were in privity.
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