U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jun. 13, 2007
In Superfund Shift, High Court OKs Voluntary-Cleanup Suits
WASHINGTON - Reaching a different conclusion than it did three years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a private party undertaking a voluntary environmental cleanup can sue another potentially responsible party to help pay the costs.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Reaching a different conclusion than it did three years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a private party undertaking a voluntary environmental cleanup can sue another potentially responsible party to help pay the costs.
The decision softens the effect of a 2004 high-court ruling in which the justices surprised le...
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