Legal Opinion
Wilshire Westwood Associates v. Atlantic Richfield Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 7, 1989No. 88-5708PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COYLE, District Judge:
Wilshire Westwood Associates and Platt Development Company appeal the district court’s dismissal pursuant to F.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) of their complaint against Atlantic Richfield Corporation, Peter J. Ruddock, John Crawford and Thomas Crawford. The district court concluded that the petroleum exclusion set forth in Section 101(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. § 9601(14), applies to leaded gasoline. We affirm.
*802A. Background.
On April 8, 1987 Wilshire Westwood Associates and Platt Development Company (hereinafter…
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