Legal Opinion
Joshua Hill, Inc. v. Whitemarsh Township Authority
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 24, 2002No. 00-3677PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.
This appeal requires us to determine the meaning and application of the word “release” in the Pennsylvania Hazardous Sites Clean-Up Act, 35 P.S. § 6020.101, et seq. (“HSCA” or “the Act”). Marc A. Zaid and Joshua Hill, Inc. (“plaintiffs”) appeal from the District Court’s judgment, rendered after a bench trial, in favor of defendants Whitemarsh Township, Whitemarsh Authority, and various Whitemarsh officials (collectively “defendants”). The judgment denied recovery of past response cost and declaratory relief to determine future remedial…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Joshua Hill, Inc. Joshua Hill, Inc. Marc A. Zaid v. Whitemarsh Township Authority William J. Carmint George K. Palmer Richard M. Lam Christian K. Wagner, as Members of the Whitemarsh Township Authority Board Whitemarsh Township R. Bruce Ferguson Maryellen Antal John S. Gabel Robert Wiser Chuck Pellegrini, in Their Capacity as Current Members of the Whitemarsh Township Board of SupervisorsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002