Legal Opinion
Pinal Creek Group v. Newmont Mining Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1997No. 96-16334PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to decide whether the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-9675 (“CERCLA”), provides a party who is partly liable for the cleanup of a hazardous waste site with a claim against other potentially responsible parties *1300(“PRPs”) for the joint and several recovery of the totality of its cleanup costs. We answer in the negative.
/. BACKGROUND
“CERCLA was a response by Congress to the threat to public health and the environment posed by the widespread use and disposal of hazardous substances. Its purpose…
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