Legal Opinion
In Re Acushnet River & New Bedford Harbor Proceedings Re Alleged PCB Pollution
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 28, 1989No. Civ. A. 83-3882-YPublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ON SUCCESSOR LIABILITY
YOUNG, District Judge.
In late 1972, Belleville Industries, Inc. (“Belleville”) entered into an agreement with Aerovox Corporation (“Aerovox Corp.”). Under the terms of the agreement Belleville acquired substantially all of the assets of Aerovox Corp.’s Electrical Products Division, including the physical plant and the underlying real estate located along the Acushnet River in New Bedford, Massachusetts (the “plant site”). Belleville also acquired the right to use the name “Aerovox.” After the sale, Belleville changed its name to Aerovox Industries, Inc.…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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