Legal Opinion

RSR Corp. v. International Insurance

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 26, 2010No. 09-10405PublishedCited by 359 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

From 1972 until 1983, Quemetco, Inc. (Quemetco), a subsidiary of RSR Corporation, operated a lead smelter on Harbor Island, near Seattle, Washington. During that time, Harbor Island suffered substantial environmental damage. In December 1982, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it planned to place Harbor Island on its National Priorities List (NPL). 1 In 1986, the EPA determined that Quemetco was a potentially responsible party for the pollution. On May 22, 2000, the EPA filed an action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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