Legal Opinion
North Shore Gas Company v. Salomon Inc
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 5, 1998No. 97-2485PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Who should assume responsibility for the cost of an environmental cleanup is the first messy question in what is generally a messy business. North Shore Gas Company filed suit in Illinois federal district court and sought a declaration that it was not liable for a remediation that was taking place in Colorado. After denying defendant Salomon Inc’s motion to dismiss or transfer the case, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of North Shore Gas. On appeal, Salomon challenges the district court’s decision to entertain this declaratory judgment action, and…
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