Legal Opinion
General Electric Company v. Litton Industrial Automation Systems, Inc. And Litton Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 12, 1990No. 89-2845PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an action brought by General Electric (“GE”) pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, § 107(a), 42 U.S.C. § 9607(a) (1988). The District Court 1 ordered Litton to pay GE for certain cleanup costs incurred by GE and also ruled that GE was entitled to recover its attorney fees. Litton appeals. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
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