Refinery Holding Co. v. TRMI Holdings, Inc.

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises out of an attempt to allocate the contractual liability for environmental contamination among the past and present owners of an oil refinery in El Paso, Texas (the “Refinery”). The Appel-lee, Refinery Holding Company, L.P. (“RHC”) is the current owner of the Refinery. The Appellants are former owners of the Refinery and include Andrew B. Kraf-sur, in his capacity as Chapter 7 Trustee (the “Trustee”) for the bankruptcy estate of El Paso Refinery, L.P. (the “Estate”), Texaco Inc. (“Texaco”), and TRMI Holdings Inc. (“TRMI”). RHC originally sought…