Foamseal, Inc. v. Dow Chemical Co.

OPINION AND ORDER

FEIKENS, District Judge.

Plaintiffs bring this action pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CE.RC-LA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq., to recover expenses plaintiffs assumed under consent decrees entered in two companion cases both entitled United States v. BASF Corp., et al. (Case Nos. 91-40320 and 96-75279). These consent decrees obligated plaintiffs to pay a total of approximately $45 million- to remediate a landfill contaminated by hazardous waste. Plaintiffs now seek approval of settlements that will resolve their claims…