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Supreme Court Preserves A Potentially Responsible Party's Right To Recover Cleanup Costs Under Federal Superfund Law.

Publication: Mondaq Business Briefing
Publication Date: 20-JUN-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Supreme Court Preserves A Potentially Responsible Party's Right To Recover Cleanup Costs Under Federal Superfund Law.(United States v. Atlantic Research Corp., Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980)

Article Excerpt
May an owner of contaminated property, or anyone else potentially liable under federal law, voluntarily cleanup that property and then seek to recover the cleanup costs from others? Until now, some courts said yes while others said no. The United States Supreme Court has now answered the question with a unanimous yes.

In United States v. Atlantic Research Corp., U.S. No. 06-652 (June 11, 2007), the Supreme Court unanimously held that potentially responsible parties (PRPs) may sue to recover cleanup...



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