Legal Opinion
In Re Peerless Plating Co.
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided March 12, 1987No. 14-01848PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LAURENCE E. HOWARD, Bankruptcy Judge.
CLASSIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP COSTS IN BANKRUPTCY
The movant, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), has incurred certain expenses in performing an environmental clean-up at the site of the debtor’s former operations. The EPA now asks this Court to determine the estate is liable for these costs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-9657. The EPA further requests that the Court declare this liability to be an administrative expense of the estate pursuant to 11…
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- United States v. Reilly Tar & Chemical Corp.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1982
- In Re T.P. Long Chemical, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1985
- In Re Franklin Signal Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1986
- LaRoche v. Tarpley (In Re Tarpley)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1980
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