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· 9/27/1996

United States v. Rohm and Haas Co.

Citations

  • 939 F. Supp. 1142
  • 27 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20243
  • 43 ERC (BNA) 1805
  • 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14571
  • 1996 WL 554265

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  • noting that burden is on defendant to prove inconsistency with NCP
  • holding defendants liable pursuant to CERCLA as generators of hazardous substances
  • “[T]he liability provisions of section 107(a) are independent of requirements in other provisions in CERCLA.”
  • “Owens-Illinois also states as [an] affirmative defense[] what we interpret as USA-EPA’s and NJDEP’s failure to ... provide notice.... Th[is] defenseQ must fail as well. ‘CERCLA imposes no statutory or procedural prerequisites to bringing a section 107(a

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Judges: Rodriguez

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