Legal Opinion

United States v. BP Amoco Oil PLC

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 24, 2002No. 00-3906PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MCMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

The United States of America (“the government”), on behalf of the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), brought the present action pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-9675, in the United States District Court2 for the Southern District of Iowa, against BP Amoco Oil PLC, BP Amoco PLC, Chevron Chemical Company, Bayer Corporation, Monsanto Company, and Shell Oil Company, seeking reimbursement of costs incurred by the government in cleaning up a site…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Zinermon v. BurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Anne Anderson v. Cryovac, Inc., Anne Anderson v. Beatrice Foods Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  4. United States v. Cannons Engineering Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  5. United States v. John M. Papajohn, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983

3Cited by21 opinions

  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
  2. Dico, Inc. v. Amoco Oil Company, Chevron Chemical Company Monsanto Company Shell Oil Company Bayer CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  3. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Product Fabricators, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  4. United States v. Bp Amoco Oil PlcCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
  5. Plaskett v. Esso Standard, Oil S.A., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003

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