Jensen v. California Department of Health Services (In Re Jensen)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ASHLAND, Bankruptcy Judge.
The debtors Robert and Rosemary Jensen (“Jensens”) appeal the bankruptcy court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the State of California Department of Health Services (“DHS”), the California counterpart to the federal Environmental Protection Agency, upon the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. We reverse.
INTRODUCTION AND FACTS
The Jensens individually wholly-owned Jensen Lumber Company (“JLC”), whose manufacturing process included dipping logs in fungicide tanks. DHS generally seeks indemnity for cleanup costs incurred related to the fungicide…
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