Legal Opinion
Citizens Electric Corporation, as Representative of a Class v. Bituminous Fire & Marine Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 20, 1995No. 19-2780PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
The premises of Missouri Electric Works in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, are contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Some of the PCBs came from transformers that Giles Armature and Electric Works sent to Missouri Electric Works for disassembly. Under § 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. § 9607, Giles Armature is liable for some of the cleanup costs. Problem: Giles Armature no longer exists. An Illinois corporation, Giles Armature went out of business and was dissolved on April 1, 1986. State…
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