· 10/4/1993
Ganton Technologies, Inc. v. Quadion Corporation
Citations
- 834 F. Supp. 1018
- 24 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20480
- 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13937
- 1993 WL 426309
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- determining that commercial contractor hired to clean up hazardous substances onsite could be “operator” under CERCLA
- determining that commercial contractor hired to clean up hazardous substances onsite could be \operator\ under CERCLA
- applying Kaiser to hold that \pollution clean-up contractors\ are operators under CERCLA where the contractors dealt with the hazardous material and \controlled the activities in which the additional contamination took place-the clean up operations\
- “clean up of PCB’s from an industrial site is not an abnormally dangerous activity that warrants the application of strict liability”
- \[T]his court follows Kaiser and holds that \dispersal\ is not limited to the initial introduction of contaminants into a site.\
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Judges: Holderman
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