Florida Power & Light Co. v. Allis Chalmers Corp., Central Moloney, Inc., General Electric Co., Kuhlman Electric Co., McGraw Edison, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
In this ease involving the liability of companies handling electrical transformers contaminated with a hazardous substance, under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1990 (CERCLA), we affirm the district court.
FACTS
For more than forty years, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, General Electric Company, Allis-Chalmers Corporation, Central Moloney, Inc., Kuhlman Electric Company, McGraw Edison, Inc., and Wagner Electric Corporation (hereinafter “the manufacturers”) sold Florida Power and Light (FP & L) oil-filled electrical…
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