Legal Opinion
United States v. Outboard Marine Corp.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 30, 1984No. 78 C 1004PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GETZENDANNER, District Judge:
This water pollution suit involves an accumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) in the Waukegan Harbor and other navigable waters adjacent to the Waukegan, Illinois facility of the Outboard Marine Corporation (“OMC”). The PCBs allegedly were discharged from OMC’s facility, and they allegedly came from PCB-bearing industrial fluids sold to OMC by Monsanto Company. The United States has sought an injunction requiring OMC and Monsanto to clean up the Waukegan Harbor. After several years of litigation, however, the United States…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Gaf Corporation v. Transamerica Insurance Company. Gaf Corporation v. Transamerica Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Tyco Laboratories, Inc. v. Koppers Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- United States v. Conservation Chemical Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1987
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