Legal Opinion
United States v. Shell Oil Co.
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided March 26, 1985No. Civ. A. 83-C-2379PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
CARRIGAN, District Judge.
The United States of America filed this action against the Shell Oil Company under sections 104 and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9604 and 9607. The United States seeks to recover costs it has incurred, and will incur, in responding to hazardous waste contamination allegedly caused by the Shell Oil Company at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal near Denver, Colorado. The United States also seeks damages for the injury, destruction or loss of natural resources at the…
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