$20.5M
Class-action settlement over alleged nitrate groundwater contamination linked to a major data-center operator's operations in eastern Oregon.
Source: Class settlement with Amazon Data Services, Inc. (Lower Umatilla Basin, Ore.), publicly announced Mar. 31, 2026. Handled by other counsel. As of July 2026.
Environmental · Settlement
$49.5M
State natural-resource-damages settlement for decades of regional groundwater contamination (analogous industrial facility).
Source: NJDEP v. Pechiney Plastics Packaging, Inc., et al. (Pohatcong Valley, N.J.), consent judgment announced Nov. 2025. Handled by other counsel. As of July 2026.
Environmental · Settlement
$473.5M
Jury verdict in landmark industrial-nuisance litigation against a large agricultural operator (analogous facility type).
Source: McGowan v. Murphy-Brown, LLC (E.D.N.C.), verdict Aug. 3, 2018; punitive damages later reduced to approx. $94M under North Carolina's statutory cap. Handled by other counsel. As of July 2026.
Nuisance · Verdict
Shutdown
Settlement closing a 25MW cryptocurrency-mining facility after years of neighbor noise complaints.
Source: Washington County, Tenn. nuisance suit against the Limestone, Tenn. Bitcoin mine (GRIID/CleanSpark); 2023 settlement, facility closed Apr. 2026. Handled by other counsel. As of July 2026.
Nuisance · Injunctive
