Legal Opinion
Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. v. Peerless Insurance
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided February 18, 1986No. 70PA85PublishedCited by 271 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Justice.
On 11 January 1980, the United States of America filed an action against Waste Industries and others, including the owners, operators, and the franchisor of the Flemington landfill in New Hanover County, alleging that waste material disposed of on that landfill had leached into and contaminated groundwater beneath it, rendering the well water in several surrounding households hazardous for human consumption. 1 The suit, based upon section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, sought injunctive and monetary relief.
The owners and operators of the landfill and the…
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