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Government

Apr. 10, 2001

Attorney Obligations

In a decision that may deter certain lawsuits under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently threw out a CERCLA cost-recovery action in which the attorneys - not the plaintiffs - had incurred response costs.

        By Jill Cooper Teraoka and Greg A. Christianson
        
        In a decision that may deter certain lawsuits under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently threw out a CERCLA cost-recovery action in which the attorneys ...

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