Niagara County v. Utica Mutual Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Doerr, J.
Plaintiff Niagara County is one of several defendants in a series of lawsuits commenced by some 65 claimants in what has come to be known as the “Love Canal” litigation. The allegations contained in the several complaints are not substantially dissimilar. The defendants, collectively, are charged with recklessly dumping and abandoning chemicals, waste products and debris which were, or subsequently became, noxious, poisonous and inherently dangerous. The complaints also allege other theories of liability, including nuisance, violation of statutes and ordinances,…
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