Williams Alaska Petroleum, Inc. and the Williams Companies, Inc. v. State of Alaska, Flint Hills Resources Alaska…

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court’s judgment that sulfolane is a hazardous substance, upheld the awards of response costs and groundwater‑access damages, upheld the declaratory relief, found no due‑process or takings violation, but remanded the injunctive relief for greater specificity. The Court also affirmed the interpretation of the Purchase Agreement and the contribution allocations.