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Environmental

Jan. 15, 2000

Government Goose

Unlike private parties, the federal government may utilize Section 107 to seek joint-and-several liability, even when the federal government is a defendant.

By William D. Wick
        If the United States is a liable party because federal agencies sent hazardous waste to a Superfund site, can the United States - unlike a private party - still seek to impose joint-and-several liability against private defendants for cleanup costs? Instead of applying the famous "what's good for the goose is good for the gander" maxim, Judge Richard Paez held,...

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