WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT v. GREATER RICHMOND

Nos. 20-1710, 20-1740.

35 F.4th 179 (2022)

WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GREATER RICHMOND TRANSIT COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant. White Coat Waste Project, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Greater Richmond Transit Company, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: May 20, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Earl Hill, Jr. , OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY — RICHMOND, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Matthew Daniel Strugar , LAW OFFICE OF MATTHEW STRUGAR, Los Angeles, California, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with instructions by published opinion. Judge Richardson wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge Gregory and Judge Niemeyer joined.


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