Legal Opinion
Kfc Western, Inc. v. Alan Meghrig Margaret Meghrig
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 1, 1995No. 92-56597PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge Harry PREGERSON; Dissent by Judge BRUNETTI.
Before: BROWNING, PREGERSON, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
KFC Western, Inc. (“KFC”) appeals the district court’s dismissal of its action under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) to recover environmental clean-up costs from the prior owners of contaminated property sold to KFC. The district court dismissed KFC’s action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) because it concluded that RCRA § 7002, codified at 42 U.S.C. § 6972(a)(1)(B), does not authorize private plaintiffs to collect a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Ruth E. Oscar Charles Spinosa v. University Students Co-Operative Association George ProperCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Ascon Properties, Inc. v. Mobil Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Ernest Dague, Sr., Ernest Dague, Jr., Betty Dague, and Rose A. Bessette v. City of BurlingtonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Aiello v. Town of BrookhavenDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2001
- Furrer v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- 325-343 E. 56TH STREET CORP. v. Mobil Oil Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1995
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