Legal Opinion
Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc., and the O'Brien Corporation v. Aigner Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 24, 1999No. 98-4174PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Five years ago we held that a settlement with the epa did not foreclose claims for contribution among firms that sent solvents for reprocessing to Fisher-Calo Chemicals, which handled them poorly. Akzo Coatings, Inc. v. Aigner Corp., 30 F.3d 761 (7th Cir.1994). Fisher-Calo went out of business, leaving its former customers to bear the burden of cleanup under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (cercla). After the epa put the Fisher-Calo site on the National Priorities List, Akzo performed some cleanup work in a portion…
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