Legal Opinion
Taylor Farm Ltd. Liability Co. v. Viacom Inc.
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided December 24, 2002No. IP01-1734 C-M/SPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
McKINNEY, Chief Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on a motion for summary judgment by the Defendant, Viacom Inc. (“Viacom”). Viacom asks this Court to find that the complaint filed by the Plaintiff, Taylor Farm, L.L.C. (“Taylor”), under the Indiana Environmental Legal Action statute (“IELA”) is barred by the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”).
The gist of Viacom’s argument is that: because it entered into a court-approved comprehensive settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement,” also referred…
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