Legal Opinion

Dedham Water Company v. Cumberland Farms Dairy, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided November 14, 1986No. 86-1216PublishedCited by 174 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

This case presents the first opportunity for a court of appeals to determine whether a party seeking to recover its response costs under section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERC-LA”), 42 U.S.C. § 9607, must comply with the 60-day waiting period prescribed in CERCLA section 112(a), 42 U.S.C. § 9612(a). 1 Also contested as part of this appeal is whether the amended version of section 7002 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”), 42 U.S.C. § 6972, which eliminates RCRA’s 60-day notice requirement…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Bradley v. School Bd. of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. The State of New York v. Shore Realty Corp. And Donald LeograndeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
  4. United States v. Conservation Chemical Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1985
  5. Andrus v. Charlestone Stone Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by174 opinions

  1. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. United States v. Monsanto Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
  3. Amoco Oil Company v. Borden, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. Carolina Transformer Company Dewey Strother Kenneth Ray Strother Faytranco, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  5. Redwing Carriers, Inc. v. Saraland ApartmentsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996

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