Legal Opinion
United States v. Carolina Transformer Company Dewey Strother Kenneth Ray Strother Faytranco, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 3, 1992No. 91-1046PublishedCited by 261 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
This case, which arises under the Comprehensive Enyironmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., stems from the removal of soil contaminated with polychlori-nated biphenyls (PCBs) from a site formerly owned and operated by Carolina Transformer, Inc. From 1959 until 1984, Carolina Transformer salvaged and repaired used electrical transformers at the site. During the salvage and repair operations, dielectric fluid from inside the transformers (also known as transformer oil), which contains the carcinogen PCB, was spilled…
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