Legal Opinion
Pope Resources Lp And Opg Properties, V Wa State Dept Of Natural Resources
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 28, 2016No. 47861-7-IIPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLee, J.
¶1 Pope Resources LP and OPG1 (collectively Pope) sued the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for contribution of cleanup costs for contamination at the Port Gamble Bay and Mill Site (collectively the Site) under the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA).2 The superior court granted summary judgment to DNR based on DNR’s argument that it was not liable as an “owner or operator” under MTCA. Pope appeals the summary judgment order dismissing the action against DNR. We hold that DNR is an “owner or operator” under MTCA and reverse the superior court’s summary judgment order.
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