Legal Opinion
Allwaste Environmental Services/North Atlantic, Inc. v. Pastore
District Court, D. Maine
Decided January 16, 1996No. Civil 94-42-P-HPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON LIABILITY
HORNBY, District Judge.
At bottom this is a lawsuit over an indemnity agreement, but it is complicated by the typical corporate restructurings that occur during purchases and sales and by the intricacies of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. Once the transactions are analyzed and the potential scope of CERCLA liability assessed, I conclude on the cross-motions for summary judgment that the defendant Harold Siagel is hable on the indemnity agreement he signed. How…
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