Legal Opinion
United States v. Occidental Chemical Corp.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided July 21, 1997No. 79-CV-990CPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
CURTIN, District Judge.
BACKGROUND
A. Prior Proceedings
In 1979, plaintiffs State of New York and the United States brought suit against defendant Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corporation (“Hooker”). In 1982, Hooker became Occidental Chemical Corporation (“OCC”). Throughout the decisions relevant to this case, “Hooker” is used to describe the company during the events in question and “OCC” is used to refer to the current defendant. United States v. Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corp., 850 F.Supp. 993 (W.D.N.Y.1994). The suit was initiated to recover the costs of cleaning up and…
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