United States v. Sunoco, Inc.

MEMORANDUM

ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.

I. Introduction

The United States has filed suit against defendants Atlantic Richfield Company, et al. (“AR”) and Sunoco, Inc. et al. (“Sunoco”) under the Pennsylvania Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act, 35 Pa. Stat. § 6021.101, et seq., (“Tank Act”), 1 the Pennsylvania Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 8321-8327 (“UCATA”), and the federal Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201(a). The United States also makes a claim against Sunoco under the Clean Streams Act, 35 Pa. Stat. § 691.401 (“CSA”). In this opinion, I address:

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