Opinion ID: 894680
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Remaining SWDA Liability Elements

Text: The court of appeals held that Pilgrim proved the remaining elements of Street's SWDA liability as a matter of law. Specifically, the court of appeals held Pilgrim had conclusively established that the TNRCC approved Pilgrim's remedial action, the action was necessary to address a release or threatened release of solid waste, the costs of the action were reasonable and necessary, and Pilgrim made reasonable attempts to notify Street of the release and Pilgrim's intent to remedy it. 81 S.W.3d at 299-302. Street argues that there is a fact issue as to whether there was a release of solid waste and whether Pilgrim's remedial costs were reasonable and necessary. Of course, if there are disputed fact issues regarding these elements they must be submitted to the jury, as we have said. But because we are remanding Pilgrim's SWDA claim for a new trial, we need not decide whether these elements were conclusively established here.