Legal Opinion

Riverside Market Development Corp. v. International Building Products, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 15, 1991No. 90-3531PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Per curiam

The appellants, a group of developers, purchased an asbestos product manufacturing facility in New Orleans, Louisiana and converted the facility site into a shopping center. Invoking the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 9601-9657 (West 1983 & Supp.1990), the appellants sought to recover cleanup costs from an officer and former majority shareholder of the asbestos product manufacturing facility. The district court granted the corporate officer’s motion for summary judgment finding that no genuine issue of material fact existed to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Southmark Properties and St. Charles Avenue, Inc. v. The Charles House CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  4. United States v. MottoloDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1985
  5. United States v. Northeastern Pharmaceutical & Chemical Co., Inc., a Dissolved Delaware Corporation, Edwin Michaels and John W. Lee, Ronald Mills and Syntex Agribusiness, Inc. United States of America v. Northeastern Pharmaceutical & Chemical Co., Inc., a Dissolved Delaware Corporation, Edwin Michaels and John W. Lee, Ronald Mills and Syntex Agribusiness, IncCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987

3Cited by52 opinions

  1. United States v. BestfoodsSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. United States v. Carolina Transformer Company Dewey Strother Kenneth Ray Strother Faytranco, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  3. Redwing Carriers, Inc. v. Saraland ApartmentsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
  4. Lansford-Coaldale Joint Water Authority, in No. 92-7605 v. Tonolli Corporation Tonolli Canada, Ltd. Ifim International B v. in No. 92-7671Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  5. Nurad, Inc. v. William E. Hooper & Sons Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992

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