Legal Opinion
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad v. American Cyanamid Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 3, 1987No. 80 C 1857PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MORAN, District Judge.
En route from one of defendant American Cyanamid Company’s (Cyanamid) plants to another, a railroad tank car filled with acrylonitrile, a flammable and toxic liquid chemical, sprang a leak. Between 2,000 and 4,000 gallons of the chemical spilled out in plaintiff Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad’s (IHB) Blue Island freight yard in the Chicago suburbs. The spill forced the temporary evacuation of about 3,000 people. It also contaminated not only the ground, but also the water beneath it, thus threatening the water supply for nearby Calumet Park, Riverdale…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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