Legal Opinion

Kalamazoo River Study Group v. Rockwell International Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided December 18, 2001No. 00-1774PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGilman, J., joined by Moore, J.,

NATHANIEL R. JONES, J. (pp. 1052-53), delivered a separate concurring opinion.

OPINION

GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

The Kalamazoo River Study Group (KRSG), an unincorporated association of paper manufacturers, brought suit in federal district court pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-75, seeking contribution from Rockwell International Corporation for the latter’s role in contaminating the Kalamazoo River with polychlo-rinated biphenyls (PCBs). In a bifurcated bench trial, the district court first determined that…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Sheila L. Logan v. Dayton Hudson Corporation, a Minnesota Corporation Kellermeyer Building Services, Inc., an Ohio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
  3. Lansford-Coaldale Joint Water Authority, in No. 92-7605 v. Tonolli Corporation Tonolli Canada, Ltd. Ifim International B v. in No. 92-7671Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  4. Pmc, Inc. v. Sherwin-Williams CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  5. Michael G. Schroyer Gail R. Schroyer v. Kenneth P. Frankel Gerald M. Smith Company, L.P.A., D/B/A Smith & SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Abdel-Karim A. El-Nobani v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
  2. Kalamazoo River Study Group v. Rockwell International Corporation and Eaton CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  3. Aviall Services, Inc. v. Cooper Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  4. Beazer East, Inc. v. Mead Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. George A. Whiting Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011

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