Legal Opinion

Plaskett v. Esso Standard, Oil S.A., Ltd.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided April 8, 2003No. Nos. 01-4176, 01-4204PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal of the approval of a consent decree under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq., substantially resolving more than a decade of litigation involving contamination of the Tutu Water Wells aquifer in the United States Virgin Islands. Three non-settling parties1 appeal the District Court’s approval of the consent decree, contending that the consent decree is arbitrary and unreasonable in its damage assessments and that the District Court erred in not conducting a…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In Re: Tutu Water Wells Cercla Litigation Commissioner of the Dept. Of Planning & Natural Resources, Dean C. Plaskett, in His Capacity as Trustee for Natural Resources of the Territory of the United States Virgin Islands v. Esso Standard, Oil S.A., Ltd. Esso Virgin Islands, Inc. Esso Standard Oil Company (Puerto Rico) Texaco Caribbean, Inc. Texaco Puerto Rico the Successor Panex Industries Stockholders' Liquidating Trust Michael D. Debaecke, Esq., in His Capacity as Trustee of the Successor Panex Industries, Inc. Stockholders Liquidating Trust Panex Co. The Estate of Paul Lazare by Its Executors, Norman Halper and Oliver Lazare Andreas Gal L'henri, Inc. D/B/A O'Henry Cleaners Andreas Gal the Estate of Paul Lazare by Its Executors, Norman Halper and Oliver Lazare Panex Co., the Successor Panex Industries, Inc. Stockholders' Liquidating Trust and Michael D. Debaecke, Esq., Successor TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003

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