Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago v. North American Galvanizing & Coatings, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 17, 2007No. 05-3299PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., imposes liability on certain private parties for the cleanup costs associated with a hazardous waste contamination. In turn, CERCLA Section 113(f), added by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (“SARA”), Pub.L. No. 99-499, 100 Stat. 1613 (1986), allows those responsible for cleanup costs to bring actions for contribution against one another as a means of apportioning fault. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Chicago…
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