Legal Opinion

Linda Walls v. Waste Resource Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 21, 1987No. 86-5589PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal arising under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq., we consider whether the 60-day notice provision in § 9612(a) applies to private actions for the recovery of response costs under § 9607(a). The District Court held that the 60-day provision does apply to § 9607(a) actions and dismissed the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. 1 For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the judgment of the District Court.

In this case involving statutory construction, we begin our analysis with the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. The State of New York v. Shore Realty Corp. And Donald LeograndeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
  2. Dedham Water Company v. Cumberland Farms Dairy, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
  3. United States v. Reilly Tar & Chemical Corp.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1982
  4. State of NY v. General Elec. Co.District Court, N.D. New York · 1984
  5. Idaho v. Howmet Turbine Component Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987

3Cited by42 opinions

  1. United States v. Carolina Transformer Company Dewey Strother Kenneth Ray Strother Faytranco, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  2. 3550 Stevens Creek Associates, a Limited Partnership v. Barclays Bank of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. R.W. Meyer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
  4. First United Methodist Church of Hyattsville v. United States Gypsum CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  5. The Anspec Company, Inc. And Hugh Montgomery v. Johnson Controls, Inc., Hoover Universal, Inc., Hoover Group, Inc. And Ultraspherics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991

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