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Jan. 15, 2002
Parent Trap
Environmental Law Practitioner Column - By William D. Wick, When is a parent corporation liable for the cleanup of its subsidiary's hazardous sites? Although the Supreme Court set forth new standards for that determination in United States v. Bestfoods , 524 U.S. 51 (1998), there have been few cases applying those fact-dependent standards. Two recent cases provide some clarification - and reach opposite results on the liability of the parent corporation.
By William D. Wick
When is a parent corporation liable for the cleanup of its subsidiary's hazardous sites? Although the Supreme Court set forth new standards...