Legal Opinion
E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 29, 2006No. 04-2096PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
Appellants in this case are owners and operators of industrial facilities located throughout the United States that are contaminated with hazardous waste. They admit they are responsible for some of the contamination at these sites (which they cleaned up voluntarily), but allege the United States Government is also responsible for some part. They thus seek a ruling that the Government must contribute to them a share of the cleanup costs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Patterson v. McLean Credit UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- United States v. BestfoodsSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- EI DuPont De Nemours and Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
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