Legal Opinion
California ex rel. California Department of Toxic Substances Control v. Campbell
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1998No. 93-16754PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
For almost twenty years, Victor Industries contaminated groundwater by dumping hazardous chemicals onto the ground at its manufacturing plant. The State of California sued the defendants under state environmental and nuisance law to require them to clean up the contaminated water. California also sought reimbursement from the defendants under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq., for the money that California spent investigating the contamination.
Two of the defendants-Albert Campbell and…
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