Legal Opinion
United States v. Aerojet General Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 2, 2010No. 08-55996PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-9675 (“CERCLA”), requires certain polluters to pay for cleaning up contaminated sites. After identifying a contaminated site, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and state environmental agencies typically negotiate with potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”) over their shares of comparative responsibility for cleanup (“response”) costs. CERCLA allows PRPs to seek contribution from one another in order to apportion response costs equitably. But…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by31 opinions
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