Commonwealth v. Boston Edison Co.

The plaintiffs in this case, the Commonwealth, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA), and the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA), seek to recover costs allegedly incurred as part of a cleanup they undertook of a hazardous waste site (site) that had previously been owned by the defendants Sak Recycling Corporation, Walter Fiore and Fiore Construction Company (collectively, the Sak defendants). Defendant Boston Edison Company (Boston Edison) had, over a period of many years, disposed of material at the site. The plaintiffs’ claims arise under the Massachusetts Oil and Hazardous…