Legal Opinion
Town of Munster, Indiana v. Sherwin-Williams Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 27, 1994No. 93-2751PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
The Town of Munster, Indiana, (“Munster”) brought a private cost recovery action against Sherwin-Williams Co., Inc. (“Sher-win-Williams”) under § 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. § 9607, seeking contribution for the cost of cleaning up hazardous waste on a tract of land owned by Munster. The parties tried the case to a magistrate who concluded that the equitable defense of laches barred Munster’s claim. 825 F.Supp. 197. We vacate the judgment.
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In 1969, the Town of Munster acquired a 140-acre parcel of…
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