Legal Opinion
United States v. Hercules, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1992No. 91-1887PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
Hercules, Inc. appeals from the decision of the district court1 that approved a consent decree involving a hazardous waste site in Jacksonville, Arkansas. The district court decision is reported as United States v. Vertac Chemical Corp., 756 F.Supp. 1215 (E.D.Ark.1991). We affirm.
I. Background
The hazardous waste site in Jacksonville, Arkansas, involved in this case was previously the location of a herbicide and pesticide manufacturing plant operated by Ver-tac Chemical Corporation (Vertac) and also by its prior owner, Hercules, Inc. (Hercules). Although Vertac was found…
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- United States v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 701, and Russell E. JoyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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