A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit on March 31, 2009.
The oil companies had sought to dismiss the lawsuit brought by four Western states.
A judge dismissed the lawsuit, but the service had to prepare an environmental impact statement.
On January 5, 2005, the court dismissed the employee's lawsuit.
The courts dismissed the lawsuit, saying it had been filed too late.
A Federal court dismissed the lawsuit two weeks ago.
In January 2008, the court dismissed the lawsuit, saying that the plaintiffs had failed to make their case.
But he dismissed the lawsuit as "a calculated money grab."
In April 2007, a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit.
A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit in the spring of 2009 on procedural grounds.