NORTH SHORE GAS CO. v. SALOMON INC.

No. 97-2485.

152 F.3d 642 (1998)

NORTH SHORE GAS COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SALOMON INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 5, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurence A. Silverman, Cahill, Gordon & Reindel, New York City, James H. Schink (argued), Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Roberta M. Saielli, Richard J. Kissel, Gardner, Carton & Douglas, Chicago, IL, John D. Faught (argued), John Faught & Associates, Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CUMMINGS, CUDAHY, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Who should assume responsibility for the cost of an environmental cleanup is the first messy question in what is generally a messy business. North Shore Gas Company filed suit in Illinois federal district court and sought a declaration that it was not liable for a remediation that was taking place in Colorado. After denying defendant Salomon Inc's motion to dismiss or transfer the case, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of...

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