Legal Opinion

Montana v. Atlantic Richfield Co.

District Court, D. Montana

Decided May 13, 2003No. 6:83-cv-00317Published

1Opinion of the Court

BACKGROUND STATEMENT, FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

HADDON, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

The State of Montana (Montana) asserts claims in this case against Atlantic Rich-field Company (ARCO) based on the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601, et seq., and its Montana counterpart the Comprehensive Environmental Cleanup and Responsibility Act (CECRA), Mont. Code Ann. § 75-10-701, et seq., to recover damages for natural resource injuries that occurred in the Clark Fork River Basin as a result of…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Bailey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Field v. MansSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. Hartford Underwriters Insurance v. Union Planters Bank, N. A.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000

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