Legal Opinion
United States v. Akzo Coatings of America, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 5, 1991No. Nos. 89-2092, 89-2137PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENGEL, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the State of Michigan from the entry of a consent decree between the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and twelve defendants 1 pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (“SARA”), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. The consent decree would require the defendants, or potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”), to engage in remedial work to clean up a hazardous waste site in Rose Township, Oakland County,…
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