Legal Opinion
Northern Illinois Gas Co. v. City of Evanston
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 10, 2016No. 14-cv-9227PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JOHN Z. LEE, United States District Judge
The City of Evanston notified Northern Illinois Gas Company (“Nicor”) and Commonwealth Edison (“ComEd”) in October 2014 of its intent to sue the companies under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”), 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., for improper disposal of “solid waste.” In,response, Nicor preemptively filed suit, requesting a declaratory judgment that the company has no liability to the City under RCRA. Not to be outdone, Evanston then filed “a counterclaim and third-party complaint” against Nicor and ComEd,…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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