Legal Opinion
Violet v. Picillo
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided August 1, 1985No. Civ. A. 83-0787 PPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PETTINE, Senior Judge.
This is an action brought by the Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island to recover costs incurred by the state in cleaning up large quantities of toxic waste alleged to have been illegally dumped at the Picillo pig farm in Coventry, Rhode Island, as well as to collect damages for the impairment of the state’s natural resources alleged to have been caused by this waste disposal. The state seeks relief pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq., and the Clean Water Act…
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