BAPTISTE v. BETHLEHEM LANDFILL CO.

No. 19-1692.

965 F.3d 214 (2020)

Robin BAPTISTE; Dexter Baptiste, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Appellants v. BETHLEHEM LANDFILL COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation doing business as IESI PA Bethlehem Landfill.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: July 13, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas A. Coulson [ARGUED], Steven D. Liddle , Liddle & Dubin, 975 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI 48207, Philip J. Cohen , Kevin S. Riechelson , Kamensky Cohen & Riechelson, 194 South Broad Street, Trenton, NJ 08608, Counsel for Appellants.

Matthew J. Owens [ARGUED], Miner Barnhill & Galland, 325 North LaSalle Street Suite 350, Chicago, IL 60654, Sarah E. Siskind , Miner Barnhill & Galland, 44 East Mifflin Street Suite 803, Madison, WI 53703, Counsel for Amici Public Interest Law Center and Philly Thrive in Support of Appellants.

Eric L. Klein [ARGUED], Beveridge & Diamond, 155 Federal Street Suite 1600, Boston, MA 02110, Robert M. Donchez , Robert A. Freedberg , Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Cappelli, 60 West Broad Street Suite 102, Bethlehem, PA 18018, Michael G. Murphy , John H. Paul , Nicole B. Weinstein , Beveridge & Diamond, 477 Madison Avenue 15th Floor, New York, NY 10022, Roy D. Prather, III , Beveridge & Diamond, 201 North Charles Street Suite 2210, Baltimore, MD 21201, James B. Slaughter , Beveridge & Diamond, 1350 I Street, NW Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005, Counsel for Appellee.

John F. Stoviak , Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, 1500 Market Street, Centre Square West, 38th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Counsel for Amicus National Waste & Recycling Association in Support of Appellee.

Robert L. Byer , Duane Morris, 600 Grant Street Suite 5010, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, John E. Moriarty , Duane Morris, 30 South 17th Street, United Plaza Philadelphia, PA 19103, Counsel for Amici Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry, and Pennsylvania Farm Bureau in Support of Appellee.

Before: RESTREPO, ROTH and FISHER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

Robin and Dexter Baptiste brought an action against the Bethlehem Landfill Company on behalf of a class of homeowner-occupants and renters claiming interference with the use and enjoyment of their homes and loss in property value caused by noxious odors and other air contaminants emanating...

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