Legal Opinion
In Re Acushnet River & New Bedford Harbor: Proceedings Re Alleged PCB Pollution
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 27, 1989No. Civ. A. 83-3882-YPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON INSURANCE ISSUES
YOUNG, District Judge.
On December 10, 1983, the United States and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the “sovereigns”) brought an action against several corporations including Belleville Industries, Inc. (“Belleville”) and Aerovox Incorporated (“Aerovox”), a wholly owned subsidiary of RTE Corporation, alleging that the defendants are liable for damages under federal and state law for the polychlorinated biphenyl pollution of the New Bedford Harbor (the “pollution” or “underlying” litigation). 1 From January 1, 1973 through October 27, 1978, Belleville…
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