United States v. North Landing Line Construction Co.

ORDER and OPINION

MORGAN, District Judge.

In this CERCLA 1 case, the United States sought to recover from defendant North Landing Line Construction Company (“North Landing”) response costs incurred by the United States in response to the release or threatened release of hazardous waste at the Sutton Enterprise Superfund Site (“the Sutton Site”) in Chesapeake, Virginia. At the conclusion of the liability portion of a bench trial on February 19, 1998, the Court GRANTED the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict as to liability. This opin ion sets forth in more detail the reasoning behind the…