9th Circuit Affirms Man’s Clean Water Act Conviction For Dumping Caustic Water

(August 30, 2024, 2:38 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal jury properly convicted a man of violating the Clean Water Act (CWA) because there was sufficient evidence to show that he operated a company that discharged caustic wastewater into a public sewer and the United States did not suppress evidence or improperly vouch for a witness, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found in affirming the jury’s verdict....