Legal Opinion

Connecticut Coastal Fishermen's Ass'n v. Remington Arms Co.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided March 29, 1993No. Nos. 1580, 1581, Dockets 92-7191, 92-7193PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

Critical on this appeal is the meaning of the terms “solid waste” and “hazardous waste,” as these terms are defined in the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901-6992k (1988), as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), Pub.L. No. 94-580, 90 Stat. 2795 (1976), and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, Pub.L. No. 98-616, 98 Stat. 3221 (1984). Defining what Congress intended by these words is not child's play, even though RCRA has an “Alice in Wonderland” air about it. We say that because a careful perusal of RCRA and its…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Middlesex County Sewerage Authority v. National Sea Clammers Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by61 opinions

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  4. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. GrantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
  5. Abb Industrial Systems, Inc. v. Prime Technology, Inc., General Resistance, Inc., Zero-Max, Inc., Barry Wright Corporation, Pacific Scientific CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997

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