Opinion ID: 2276751
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 9

Heading: Balance of the Harm and the Public Interest Factors

Text: Judge Mitchell-Rankin declared that the balance of harm factor tilted toward ETW because it could lose its entire operations if the Act is enforced. In contrast, she asserted that, [t]he District would not suffer demonstrable harm if [injunctive] relief ... is granted, since such an order would have little impact on its day to day operations concerning solid waste transfer and management. With respect to the public interest factor, Judge Mitchell-Rankin decided that [t]he public interest is served by preventing impermissible burdens on interstate commerce which have the effect of stifling competition in the recycling, waste management and transfer business. On the record before us, we see no evidence indicating that the injunction presents a danger to public health and safety. Consequently, we discern no basis for disturbing the trial court's assessment of the balance of harm and public interest factors.