Legal Opinion
Mardan Corporation v. C.G.C. Music, Ltd. And MacMillan Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 25, 1986No. 85-1520PublishedCited by 202 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORRIS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns the liability provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. § 9601-9657 (1982), which was enacted in 1980. CERCLA was a response by Congress to the threat to public health and the environment posed by the widespread use and disposal of hazardous substances. Its purpose was to ensure the prompt and effective cleanup of waste disposal sites, and to assure that parties responsible for hazardous substances bore the cost of remedying the conditions they created. 126 Cong.Rec. 31964 (statement…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Robertson v. WegmannSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Burks v. LaskerSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by202 opinions
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- In Re Hemingway Transport, Inc., Debtors. Juniper Development Group, Etc. v. Herbert C. Kahn, Etc., (Two Cases) in Re Hemingway Transport, Inc., Debtors. Juniper Development Group, Etc. v. Herbert C. Kahn, Etc., in Re Hemingway Transport, Inc., Debtors. Juniper Development Group, Etc. v. Herbert C. Kahn, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Frank Lumpkin v. Envirodyne Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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