United States v. a & F Materials Co., Inc.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

FOREMAN, Chief Judge:

Before the Court is a Motion for Summary Judgment filed by defendant McDonnell Douglas Corporation (MDC). The government’s action against MDC is based on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. CERCLA imposes liability on generators of hazardous wastes who arrange for the disposal or treatment of their waste by a third party and the waste is posing an actual or threatened harm to the environment. 42 U.S.C. § 9607(a)(3). The government claims MDC arranged for the disposal of spent…