· 3/19/1996
Meghrig v. KFC Western, Inc.
Citations
- 516 U.S. 479
- 116 S. Ct. 1251
- 134 L. Ed. 2d 121
- 1996 U.S. LEXIS 1955
- 26 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20820
- 9 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 441
- 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 1197
- 96 Daily Journal DAR 3147
- 64 U.S.L.W. 4135
- 42 ERC (BNA) 1193
How courts have described this case
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- holding that private party may not recover cost of past cleanup effort under RCRA section 6972(a)
- holding that a landowner who begins her own costly cleanup even after initiating a RCRA suit cannot utilize the power of this federal environmental legislation to recover any costs incurred
- concluding that the presence of specific language in one statute and absence of it in another meant that Congress did not intend to create the same remedies through both
- holding that a landowner who begins her own costly cleanup even after initiating a RCRA suit cannot utilize the power of this federal environmental legislation to recover any costs incurred
- stating that a mandatory injunction orders a party to \take action\ and a prohibitory injunction \restrains\ a party from further action
- stating that a mandatory injunction orders a party to \take action” and a prohibitory injunction \restrains” a party from further action
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Judges: O'Connor
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