Legal Opinion

Gibson Ex Rel. Gramling v. American Cyanamid Co.

District Court, E.D. Wisconsin

Decided November 15, 2010No. Case 07-C-864PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION AND ORDER

RUDOLPH T. RANDA, District Judge.

On June 15, the Court granted summary judgment for one of the defendants, Atlantic Richfield Company (“ARCO”). The Court held that the imposition of liability under the “risk contribution” rule adopted by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Thomas ex rel. Gramling v. Mallett, 285 Wis.2d 236, 701 N.W.2d 523 (2005) would violate ARCO’s substantive due process rights. Gibson v. Am. Cyanamid Co., 719 F.Supp.2d 1031 (E.D.Wis.2010). The remaining defendants now move for summary judgment. As the Court accurately predicted, the logic of the Court’s…

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