Legal Opinion
United States v. Union Electric Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 30, 1995No. 94-3606PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENNETT, District Judge.
This litigation, under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-9675, raises a narrow but significant procedural question of first impression in this circuit: whether non-settling potentially responsible parties (PRPs) under section 107 of CERCLA should be allowed to intervene in order to oppose a consent decree that the United States government has reached with settling PRPs. This is a consolidated suit brought by the United States (EPA) and the State of Missouri pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 9607, to secure…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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