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· 1/16/1987

Robert Morris College v. United States

Citations

  • 11 Cl. Ct. 546
  • 8 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1280
  • 59 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 491
  • 1987 U.S. Claims LEXIS 5

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding that a defendant failed to meet the requirements of the innocent landowner defense where it was aware of hazardous wood preservatives at the site and made no attempt to remove the substances
  • “In allocating response costs among the .liable parties, a court should employ such equitable factors as it determines are appropriate.”
  • “Factors which may be considered include the relative fault of the parties ...; relevant ‘Gore factors,’...; and any contracts between the parties bearing on the allocation of cleanup costs....”
  • interpreting § 9607(a)(1) as written, in the conjunctive

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Judges: Nettesheim

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