Environmental & Energy
Jan. 24, 2013
US government cannot escape liability under CERCLA
While the government has often gone after parties that it has contracted with, a recent opinion shows that it can face substantial liability for its own role in these activities. By Jeffrey D. Dintzer and Matthew C. Wickersham
Jeffrey Dintzer
Partner
Alston & Bird LLP
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Email: jeffrey.dintzer@alston.com
Boston University SOL; Boston MA
During over 30 years representing clients in complex environmental, toxic tort, and land use litigation, class actions, and administrative proceedings, he has been involved in precedent-setting cases affecting the way industries such as oil & gas do business in California.
The federal government often uses the federal Superfund law, also known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, or CERCLA, to go after the owners and operators of facilities that are on land that has become contaminated with hazardous substances. In particular, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has brought many CERCLA cases against government defense contractors who man...
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