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· 4/2/1996

Angeles Chemical Co. v. Spencer & Jones

Citations

  • 44 Cal. App. 4th 112
  • 51 Cal. Rptr. 2d 594
  • 96 D.A.R. 3805
  • 96 Daily Journal DAR 3805
  • 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2278
  • 1996 Cal. App. LEXIS 296

How courts have described this case

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  • describing focus in CERCLA's legislative history on remedying overly restrictive limitations periods for state law claims
  • describing focus in CERCLA’s legislative history on remedying overly restrictive limitations periods for state law claims
  • “Practically speaking, CERCLA essentially preempts state statutes of limitations if ... the applicable limitations period provides for an earlier commencement date than federal law.” (internal quotations and citations omitted)
  • “[W]here a state applies the discovery rule, such that the statute of limitations commences on the same date under both state law and CERCLA, there is no federal preemption.”

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Judges: Masterson

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