Texas Department of Transportation v. C-5 Holdings, LLC and Stone Oak Storage Partners, Ltd.

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• holding that the \natural meaning\ of \may seek contribution. . . during or following any civil action\ is that contribution may only be sought then
• concluding that no cause of action was available under § 113(f)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) absent certain preconditions
• ruling that plaintiffs who engaged in voluntary cleanup cannot proceed with a contribution action under § 113(f)(1)
• holding that the “natural meaning” of “may seek contribution . . . during or following any civil action” is that contribution may only be sought then
• holding private parties who have not been sued in a CERCLA administrative or cost recovery action may not bring a contribution suit under section 113
• recognizing, in the context of CERCLA, “the settled rule that [courts] must, if possible, construe a statute to give every word some operative effect”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).