The State of New York v. Shore Realty Corp. And Donald Leogrande

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• holding that “costs in assessing the conditions of the site ... squarely fall within CERCLA’s definition of response costs”
• holding that “leaking tanks and pipelines, the continuing leaching and seepage from the earlier spills, and the leaking drums all constitute ‘releases’ ”
• concluding that New York court would deem Shore’s maintenance of the site to be abnormally dangerous activity constituting a public nuisance
• finding that defendant landowner who was aware of the nature of tenants' activities could have foreseen dumping of hazardous waste
• noting that courts have construed the statute’s reference to the Clean Water Act to impose strict liability
• finding that defendant landowner who was aware of the nature of tenants’ activities could have foreseen dumping of hazardous waste

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