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· 7/25/1997

Abb Industrial Systems, Inc. v. Prime Technology, Inc., General Resistance, Inc., Zero-Max, Inc., Barry Wright Corporation, Pacific Scientific Company

Citations

  • 120 F.3d 351
  • 27 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 21335
  • 44 ERC (BNA) 2089
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 19004

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that prior owners are not liable for the gradual spread of contamination underground
  • concluding that it is available to current and past owners
  • concluding that it is available to current and past owners
  • holding, in a case alleging breach of representations under New York law, that the contract, which “promised that the site was in compliance with all environmental laws,” was “breached, if at all, on the day it was executed”
  • interpreting the word “disposal” as limited to spilling, discharging, leaking, etc. and not to passive migration or the gradual spread of contamination underground
  • denying motion to dismiss claim under RCRA § 7002(a)(1)(B) against two defendants

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Judges: Meskill, Skill, Newman, Keenan

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