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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Jul. 17, 2007

Continuing Waste

Focus Column - By Brian D. Langa - A decision from the Supreme Court's most recent term destroyed already-tenous provisions for environmental relief efforts.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Brian D. Langa

      Recently, in United States v. Atlantic Research Corp., 2007 DJDAR 8503 (June 12), the U.S. Supreme Court thoroughly tipped over the apple cart that it had previously put off balance in Cooper Industries Inc. v. Aviall Services Inc. 543 U.S. 157 (2004). Atlantic Research forces Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act practitioners to think twice be...

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