Legal Opinion
One Wheeler Road Associates v. Foxboro Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 7, 1994No. Civ. A. 90-12873-YPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
YOUNG, District Judge.
In a society where toxic chemicals are generated daily, some landowners deposit such materials on their own property. Instead of removing the materials, they remove themselves, leaving subsequent owners to contend with the contamination. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-9675 (“CERCLA”), and the Massachusetts Oil and Hazardous Material Release Prevention Act (“Mass.Gen.L. ch. 21E”) address such situations. These statutes allow an individual landowner to bring an action against another responsible for the…
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