Legal Opinion
Smithkline Beecham Corporation v. Rohm and Haas Company v. Buckeye Pipe Line Company, Rohm and Haas Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 17, 1996No. 95-1644PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff SmithKline Beecham Corp. (“SKB”) brought this declaratory judgment action against the defendant, Rohm and Haas Co. (“R & H”), seeking equitable apportionment of the costs of the clean-up of a contaminated site in Myerstown, Pennsylvania under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-75 (1988 & Supp. V). Alternatively, SKB sought apportionment of the clean-up costs in accordance with the indemnification provisions of a Purchase Agreement between SKB and R & H.
In 1978, SKB…
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