Legal Opinion
United States v. New Castle County
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided July 17, 1986No. Civ. A. 80-489PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LONGOBARDI, District Judge.
Defendants ICI Americas Inc., New Castle County and Stauffer Chemical Company have filed third-party complaints against various entities, each of which allegedly disposed of hazardous substances at the Tybout’s Corner Landfill site during the period of its operation. Docket Item (“D.I.”) 474, 492 and 496. The Defendants contend that the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”) (42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq.) provides the authority for them to recover some of their expenditures for clean-up costs from third parties.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- United States v. Conservation Chemical Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1985
- City of Philadelphia v. Stepan Chemical Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
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3Cited by47 opinions
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- United Technologies Corporation v. Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
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