Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. v. Laidlaw Transit, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• recognizing direct private cause of action, as well as cause of action for contribution, to recover for damages to property caused by environmental contamination under AS 46.03.822
• contemplating absentee responsible parties in AS 46.03.822(j) contribution claim and explaining how courts can “distinguish among potentially responsible parties to avoid inequitable results”
• “[E]ven when a statute’s language meaning seems plain on its face, ambiguity may arise if applying that meaning would yield anomalous consequences.”
• declining to address issues not raised by certifying court

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).