Legal Opinion
ASARCO, LLC v. Union Pacific Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 27, 2014No. 13-35356PublishedCited by 261 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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CARNEY, District Judge:
ASARCO, LLC (“Asarco”) appeals the district court’s dismissal of its contribution action brought under § 113(f) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-9675. Asarco seeks to recover from Union Pacific Railroad Co. and Union Pacific Corp. (together, “Union Pacific”) a share of $482 million in cleanup costs Asarco paid for environmental harm at the Coeur d’Alene Superfund Site in Northern Idaho. The district court dismissed the action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), concluding that…
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