Legal Opinion
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Wheelabrator Technologies Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 21, 1989No. 88 Civ. 0560 (CSH)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HAIGHT, District Judge:
This important environmental case raises issues of the proper construction of a federal statute governing hazardous waste, and defendants’ compliance with the statutory and regulatory scheme.
The case is now before the Court on defendants’ motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), Fed.R.Civ.P., or in the alternative, for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56(b), and plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56(a). 1
Background
Statutory Framework
Plaintiff the Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. (“EDF”) contends that…
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- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-FonsecaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. Riverside Bayview Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
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- State Ex Rel. Webster v. Missouri Resource Recovery, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1992
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- B.F. Goodrich Co. v. MurthaDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1991
- Lindland v. United States of America Wrestling Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. The City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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