United States v. Dickerson

JOSEPH H. YOUNG, District Judge.

The United States brought this civil action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601, et seq., to recover response costs it incurred in cleaning up a landfill known as the “Middletown Road Site” in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, four miles northwest of Annapolis. The government sued Dale H. and Dale M. Dickerson, allegedly co-owners of the site who allowed the dumping of industrial waste there for a fee between 1975 and 1983; Jotun Marine Coatings, Inc. (“Jotun”), the corporate…