Legal Opinion

Morrison Enterprises, LLC v. Dravo Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 5, 2011No. 10-1468, 10-1469PublishedCited by 84 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RILEY, Chief Judge.

Morrison Enterprises, LLC (Morrison) and the City of Hastings, Nebraska (City) (collectively, appellants), and Dravo Corporation (Dravo) are liable within the meaning of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., for hazardous substances released at the Hastings Ground Water Contamination Site (Site). Appellants each sued Dravo under § 107(a) of CERC LA, 42 U.S.C. § 9607(a), seeking to recover some of the costs they incurred responding to contaminated ground water at the Site. The…

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