Legal Opinion
LaSalle National Trust, N.A. v. ECM Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 5, 1996No. 95-1641PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Environmental contamination of property is a common subject of negotiation when parties are contemplating a real estate transaction, not least because of the expansive scope of liability and the costs for clean-up *142that may be imposed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. In this case, LaSalle National Trust, trustee of an Illinois Land Trust for Narco Tower Road Associates (“Narco”), and ECM Motor Company (“ECM”) executed not one but two agreements in conjunction with ECM’s sale…
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