Ameripride Services Inc. v. Texas Eastern Overseas Inc.

OPINION

IKUTA, Circuit Judge:

This appeal requires us to determine whether the district court erred in calculating and allocating liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9607(a) and 9613(f), in AmeriPride Services Inc.’s contribution action against Texas Eastern Overseas, Inc. (TEO). TEO challenges (1) the district court’s method of allocating liability among settling and nonsettling parties; (2) its determination that AmeriPride could recover costs that were not “necessary costs of response incurred ... consistent…