Legal Opinion
City of Waukesha v. Viacom International Inc.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided March 23, 2005No. 01-C-0872PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
STADTMUELLER, District Judge.
The Supreme Court opinion, Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc., — U.S. -, 125 S.Ct. 577, 160 L.Ed.2d 548 (2004), requires the court to dismiss the City of Waukesha’s (City) CERCLA contribution claim under CERCLA § 113(f)(1). The City seeks to amend its Third Amended Complaint to add CERC-LA claims under § 113(f)(3)(B) and § 107(a), but the court denies the City leave to amend because the proposed CERCLA amendments are futile. Because the court must dismiss the City’s CERCLA claims, the court denies as moot Amron LLC’s motion for summary judgment…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- General Electric Capital Corporation v. Lease Resolution CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Meghrig v. KFC Western, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Thomason v. NachtriebCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. North American Galvanizing & Coatings, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
- Raytheon Aircraft Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2006
- Carrier Corp. v. PiperDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2006
- Viacom, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
- City of Bangor v. CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANYDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2006
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