Legal Opinion
United States v. Witco Corp.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided November 16, 1999No. Civ.A. 91-022RRMPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKELVIE, District Judge.
This is an environmental remediation case. Plaintiff is the United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Defendant is Witco Corporation, a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in New York, New York.
Witco has owned a site in Delaware known as the New Castle Spill Site since 1969. On September 8, 1983, the EPA placed the site on the National Priorities List pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). The EPA named Witco as a potentially responsible party for…
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