Cotter’s $15 Million Radiation Liability Suit Revived on Appeal

Cotter Corp. N.S.L. can again argue that the US government owes it $15 million in costs incurred defending against separate radioactive material exposure litigation, the Federal Circuit said Monday.

The US Court of Federal Claims in 2023 improperly concluded that it lacked jurisdiction over Cotter’s claim seeking indemnification under the Price-Anderson Act, Judge Richard G. Taranto, of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, said in a decision to reverse and remand.

Cotter said it incurred costs settling and defending against a public liability action alleging personal injury and wrongful death over exposing hundreds of St. Louis-area residents ...