U.S. Supreme Court
May 6, 2009
Shell Found Not Liable for Toxic Site
Shell Oil Co. is off the hook for millions of dollars of environmental cleanup costs at a California Superfund site after the U.S. Supreme Court held Monday that the company was not liable simply because it delivered agricultural chemicals to the site.
Daily Journal Staff Writer WASHINGTON - Shell Oil Co. is off the hook for millions of dollars of environmental cleanup costs at a California Superfund site after the U.S. Supreme Court held Monday that the company was not liable simply because it delivered agricultural chemicals to the site. The decision will have broader implications by making it harder for the government to force companies to foot the bill for environmental cl...
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