Ackerson v. Bean Dredging LLC, No. 07-30272

In an action claiming that defendant-contractors' dredging activities caused environmental damage to protective wetlands in the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where the dredging was authorized by statute and plaintiffs did not allege that defendants exceeded their Congressional authority or in any way deviated from Congress's direction or expectations.

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Appellate Information

Filed November 25, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Owen