Legal Opinion
Chemical Waste Management, Inc. v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 9, 1987No. Civ. A. 85-1703PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CAHN, District Judge.
This action was brought under the liability provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-9657 (1982). 1 Plaintiff, Chemical Waste Management, Inc. (“Chem Waste”), seeks to recover “response costs” 2 incurred or to be incurred as a result of the release or threatened release 3 of hazardous substances 4 at the Lyncott Landfill in New Milford, Pennsylvania (the “Lyncott facility”). Defendants have moved for summary judgment, arguing that they cannot be responsible for Chem Waste’s response costs.
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- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bruszewski v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Vera L. POLLOCK, Appellant, v. AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH LONG LINESCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by50 opinions
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