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· 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

How courts have described this case

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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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