Legal Opinion
Centerior Service Company General Electric Company Ashland Oil, Incorporated v. Acme Scrap Iron & Metal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1998No. 97-3163PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
The issue confronting this court on interlocutory appeal is whether a party who is itself potentially responsible for the response costs of a hazardous waste cleanup under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-9675 (“CERCLA”), is permitted to bring a joint and several cost recovery action against other potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”) under § 107(a) of CERCLA, or is limited to actions for contribution. For the following reasons, we find that PRPs are precluded from seeking joint and several…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Amoco Oil Company v. Borden, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Redwing Carriers, Inc. v. Saraland ApartmentsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Conservation Chemical Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1985
- 3550 Stevens Creek Associates, a Limited Partnership v. Barclays Bank of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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- Commonwealth Edison Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2001
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