Haz-Mat Response, Inc. v. Certified Waste Services Ltd.

Rulon, J.:

Haz-Mat Response, Inc., plaintiff, appeals the district court’s granting of summary judgment to Coastal Refining & Marketing, Inc., defendant. Specifically, plaintiff claims the court erred in finding that removal of hazardous waste would not support a mechanic’s hen and that a subcontractor could not recover from the owner of a property absent privity of contract. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand the cause for further proceedings.

The facts of this case are not in dispute and are as follows:

This case involves the removal of industrial waste from a refinery owned by…