Pennsylvania Federal Judge: Transporting Mercury Is Not An Ultrahazardous Activity

Mealey's ( May 5, 2023, 9:12 AM EDT) -- PITTSBURGH — A recycling company is entitled to dismissal of a common-law strict liability claim arising from spilled liquid mercury because the transportation of mercury is not an ultrahazardous activity that supports the claim, a Pennsylvania federal judge held in partially granting the recycling company’s motion to dismiss the claims brought by a transportation company that contracted to move the mercury....