Legal Opinion
United States of America v. Dico, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 19, 2001No. 00-2430PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
■ The United States sued Dico, Inc., pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-9675 (1994 & Supp. IV 1998), to recover response costs incurred for the cleanup of groundwater contaminated by trichloroe-thylene (TCE) 2 and other chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The District Court 3 held a bench trial and found Dico liable for response costs incurred in connection with the groundwater contamination. The court also granted summary judgment to the United States on the amount of cleanup costs…
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