In a significant victory for longtime B&D client Waste Connections, the Eastern District of Louisiana denied class certification in a high-stakes odor nuisance action concerning the Jefferson Parish Landfill. Ictech-Bendeck v. Waste Connections Bayou, Inc. The Waste Connections defendants successfully opposed a sprawling proposed class, which sought to represent residents over a 42-square-mile area alleging odor nuisances spanning 30 months.

This decisive win caps nearly seven years of litigation on the class issues and underscores the importance of strategic opposition to class certification in complex environmental nuisance actions.