Environmental
Jan. 14, 2002
Parent Trap
Environmental Law Practitioner Column - By William D. Wick, When is a parent corporation liable for the cleanup of its subsidiary's hazardous sites? Although the Supreme Court set forth new standards for that determination in United States v. Bestfoods, 524 U.S. 51 (1998), there have been few cases applying those fact-dependent standards. Two recent cases provide some clarification - and reach opposite results on the liability of the parent corporation.
Environmental Law Practitioner Column
By William D. Wick
When is a parent corporation liable for the cleanup of its subsidiary's hazardous sites? Although the Supreme Court set forth new standards for that dete...
By William D. Wick
When is a parent corporation liable for the cleanup of its subsidiary's hazardous sites? Although the Supreme Court set forth new standards for that dete...