EDWARD HINES LUMBER CO. v. VULCAN MATERIALS CO.

No. 85 C 1142.

685 F.Supp. 651 (1988)

EDWARD HINES LUMBER COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. REILLY TAR & CHEMICAL CORP.; Bernuth Lembcke; Allied Corporation; USX Corporation (formerly known as United States Steel Corporations); Koppers Company, Inc.; Crown Zellerbach Corporation; Joc Oil Exploration Co., Inc.; Monsanto Company; and Osmose Wood Preserving Co. of America, Inc., Third-Party Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

February 2, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robin R. Lunn, Robert K. Neiman, Maureen Martin, Keck Mahin & Cate, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Algimantas Kezelis, James M. Hofert, French, Rogers, Kezelis & Kominiarek, Chicago, Ill., for Vulcan Materials Co.

Robert L. Shuftan, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, Ill., for Koppers Co., Inc.

James H. Schink, John W. Roberts, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, Ill., for Monsanto Co.

Robert M. Burke, Steven M. Mahoney, Heineke, Burke & Healy, Chicago, Ill., for Osmose Wood Preserving.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, District Judge:

Edward Hines Lumber Company ("Hines") brought this action to determine who should be held responsible for the costs of removing contaminants from a wood treatment facility in Mena, Arkansas. In this decision, we address defendants Reilly Tar & Chemical Corp., Bernuth Lembcke Co., Inc., Allied Corp. and Koppers Company, Inc. (collectively "Creosote Defendants") and Osmose Wood Preserving Co. of America...

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