Legal Opinion
Litgo New Jersey Inc. v. Commissioner New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 6, 2013No. 12-1288, 12-1418PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal comes to us following a seventeen-day bench trial that involved several claims arising under federal and state environmental laws. At issue is which parties bear the responsibility for the removal of hazardous substances present in the soil and groundwater at a parcel of land in Somerville, New Jersey (the Litgo Property or Property). Although this issue is complicated by the fact that the Property has been the site of various private and public concerns since 1910, the District Court engaged in a careful examination of the evidence and…
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