· 5/25/1994
Federal Case
Citations
- 25 F.3d 1174
- 28 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1075
- 24 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20980
- 38 ERC (BNA) 1833
- 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 11952
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that PRPs that settle with the United States accept a specific liability
- “Some courts have stated a purely economic interest is insufficient to support a motion to intervene.”
- \Some courts have stated that a purely economic interest is insufficient to support a motion to intervene.\
- “a party has more than an economic interest where it is the real party in interest and where the applicant would have standing to raise the claim.”
- in light of the goal of promoting early large settlements, the assertion of a contribution defense by a second-round settlor against a first-round settlor is far more problematic than its assertion against a non-settlor
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