Legal Opinion
United States v. Union Gas Company v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Borough of Stroudsburg. Appeal of Union Gas Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 3, 1987No. 85-1177PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is before us for a second time, following remand by the Supreme Court. It presents the same ultimate question that we addressed earlier: does the eleventh amendment bar defendant-third party plaintiff Union Gas Company from suing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in federal court for monetary damages in an action arising under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. (1982). See United States v. Union Gas, 792 F.2d 372 (3d Cir.1986) (Union…
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