Legal Opinion
United States v. Vertac Chemical Corp.
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided March 30, 2005No. CIV. 4:80CV00109GHPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GEORGE HOWARD, JR., District Judge.
The Vertac Site in Jacksonville, Arkansas, has been the focus of litigation for 25 years. The history of the Vertac Site and Off-Site areas has been discussed in numerous prior decisions. 1 This Court previously found both Hercules Incorporated (“Hercules”) and Uniroyal Chemical Limited (“Uniroyal”) 2 jointly and severally liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq. for all response costs incurred and to be incurred by the United States at the…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Eastern Enterprises v. ApfelSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- The State of New York v. Shore Realty Corp. And Donald LeograndeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Monsanto Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
- 3550 Stevens Creek Associates, a Limited Partnership v. Barclays Bank of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Chem-Dyne Corp.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1983
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3Cited by3 opinions
- APL Co. Pte. Ltd. v. Remira Water Solutions, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2014
- United States v. Vertac Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
- United States of America, Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology v. Vertac Chemical Corporation, Hercules, Inc., Inter-Ag Corporation Department of Defense Dow Chemical Corporation Velsicol Chemical Corporation John Does, 1-5 Chemtura Corporation, Formerly Known as Crompton Co., Formerly Known as Cie, Formerly Known as Uniroyal Chemical Limited, John Doull, ph.d., M.D. Karl K. Rozman, ph.d. William J. Waddell, M.D. K. Roger Hornbrook, ph.d. Daniel M. Byrd, Iii, ph.d., D.A.B.T. Robert Golden, ph.d. B. Frank Vincent, Ph. D. American Council on Science and Health, Amici on Behalf of United States of America, Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology v. Vertac Chemical Corporation Hercules, Inc. Inter-Ag Corporation Department of Defense Dow Chemical Corporation Velsicol Chemical Corporation John Does, 1-5 Crompton Co./cieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006