United States v. Federal Resources Corp.

OPINION

MURGUIA, Circuit Judge;

This case concerns the district court’s obligations in reviewing a settlement made pursuant to the provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-75, that authorize the United States to settle with a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) for an amount less than that PRP’s proportionate share of the cost to clean up a polluted site if it has a limited ability to pay. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 9622(e)(3)(A), (f)(6)(B). The Coeur d’Alenes Company (“CDA”) entered into such a settlement with the government,…