Bowen Engineering v. Estate of Reeve

How courts have described this case

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

• providing that a declaratory judgment “is an appropriate remedy under CERCLA where it is not yet possible to determine the actual costs of the cleanup.”
• finding that the “Spill Act does not create a private right to recover cleanup costs . . . .”
• noting private right of action \through ERA for injunctive relief under the Spill Act\
• indemnification clause in corporate bylaws precluded CERCLA liability action of company against estate of former president and director
• Spill Act contribution claim premature where NJDEP had not yet commenced removal of hazardous substance and has only conducted investigation
• “the right of a private actor to sue under the ERA is limited” and requires a predicate violation

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).