Legal Opinion
United States v. Kayser-Roth Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 3, 2001No. 00-2038PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, Kayser-Roth Corporation (Kayser-Roth) seeks relief pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(5) from a 1990 declaratory judgment finding it liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., for future cleanup costs associated with a release of trichloroethylene at a facility of its subsidiary, Stamina Mills, Inc. United States v. Kayser-Roth Corp., 724 F.Supp. 15 (D.R.I.1989) (Kayser-Roth I). Kayser-Roth asserts that the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Bestfoods, 524 U.S. 51, 118…
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