Legal Opinion
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. v. Laidlaw Transit, Inc.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided April 12, 2001No. S-8540PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRYNER, Justice.
I,. INTRODUCTION
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), as receiver of a failed bank's assets, acquired land that had been contaminated by hazardous waste many years previously. After undertaking voluntary cleanup at the request of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, the FDIC filed suit in federal court against the former landowner and the owner's tenants, seeking to recoup its cleanup costs. FDIC claimed a right to compensation under AS 46.03.822, which imposes strict lability on a joint and several basis for release of hazardous substances…
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