Lion Oil Company, Inc. v. Tosco Corporation

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Lion Oil Company (Lion Oil) appeals the district court’s 1 grant of judgment on the pleadings to Tosco Corporation (Tosco) denying Lion Oil’s claim that Tosco indemnify it for costs associated with the cleanup of property located on an oil refinery site pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq. (CERCLA). We affirm.

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Tosco operated an oil refinery located on approximately 385 acres near El Dorado, Arkansas, from 1972 to 1985. To handle hazardous materials generated during this period, Tosco constructed…