Millard v. Maxwell Motor Sales Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that “due care would include those steps necessary to protect the public from a health or environmental threat”
• explaining that “due care would include those steps necessary to protect the public from a health or environmental threat”
• distinguishing A & N Cleaners based on defendant’s ownership during the period of violation
• landowner failed to exercise “due care” where it remained passive “simply because public environmental authorities are addressing a hazardous waste situation”
• landowner, who inquired into potential contamination before purchasing property, can invoke “innocent owner” defense under CERCLA to avoid liability for pollution caused solely by previous user of property
• landowner failed to exercise “due care” where it remained passive “simply because public environmental authorities are addressing a hazardous waste situation”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).