Schuchman/Samberg Investments, Inc. v. Hoosier Penn Oil Co. Inc.

Case Summary

ALTICE, Judge.

[1] In this certified interlocutory appeal, Schuchman/Samberg Investments (SSI) appeals the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of defendants Hoosier Penn Oil Company, Inc., Union Oil Company of California, and BP Corporation North America,’- Inc. (collectively, the Former Operators) on SSI’s claims under Indiana’s Environmental Legal Actions Statute (ELA) and Petroleum Releases Statute (PRS). Specifically, the trial court ruled that the ELA claim was time-barred and that SSI had not established that it had a right to recover under the PRS. SSI-…