UNITED STATES of America
v.
ALCAN ALUMINUM CORP., BASF Corp.; Beazer Materials and Services, Inc.; Borg-Warner Corp.; Carrier Corp.; Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc.; Chemical Management, Inc.; Chrysler Motors Corp.; Dana Corp.; Dart Industries, Inc.; Exxon Corp.; Ford Motor Company; Goulds Pumps, Inc.; Hitchcock Gas Engine Company, Inc.; Ingersoll-Rand; Neapco, Inc.; Rome Strip Steel Co., Inc.; the Stanley Works, Inc.; TRW, Inc.; United Technologies Chemical Management, Inc., Counter-claimant.
CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT, INC. Cross-claimant,
v.
UNITED STATES of America Counter-defendant,
Alcan Aluminum Corp.; BASF Corp.; Beazer Materials and Services, Inc.; Borg-Warner Corp.; Carrier Corp.; Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc.; Chrysler Motors Corp.; Dana Corp.; Dart Industries, Inc.; Exxon Corp.; Ford Motor Company; Goulds Pumps, Inc.; Hitchcock Gas Engine Company, Inc.; Ingersoll-Rand; Neapco, Inc.; Rome Strip Steel Co., Inc.; the Stanley Works, Inc.; TRW, Inc.
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES; Cross-defendants,
Neapco, Inc.; Counter-claimant.
Neapco, Inc.; Cross-claimant,
v.
UNITED STATES of America Counter-defendant,
Alcan Aluminum Corp.; Basf Corp.; Beazer Materials and Services, Inc.; Borg-Warner Corp.; Carrier Corp.; Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc.; Chemical Management, Inc.; Chrysler Motors Corp.; Dana Corp.; Dart Industries, Inc.; Exxon Corp.; Ford Motor Company; Goulds Pumps, Inc.; Hitchcock Gas Engine Company, Inc.; Ingersoll-Rand; Rome Strip Steel Co.; Inc.; the Stanley Works, Inc.; TRW, Inc.; United Technologies Cross-defendants,
Alcan Aluminum Corporation Appellant.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued April 6, 1992.
Decided May 14, 1992.
Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 27, 1992.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Lawrence A. Salibra, II (argued), Cleveland, Ohio, for appellant Alcan Aluminum Corp.
Barry M. Hartman, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Michael D. McIntyre, J. Carol Williams, Elizabeth Ann Peterson, John T. Stahr (argued), Attys., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for appellee U.S.
Norman W. Bernstein (argued), David L. Anderson, Laurel A. Bedig, Shea & Gould, Washington, D.C., for appellees BASF Corp., Beazer Materials and Services, Inc., Exxon Corp., and Ford Motor Co.
Stuart W. Axe, Lester, Schwab, Katz & Dwyer, New York City, for appellee Chrysler Motors Corp.
John B. Lewis, Arter & Hadden, Cleveland, Ohio, for amici curiae Operation Oswego County, Inc., County of Oswego, Greater Oswego Chamber of Commerce, Inc., City of Oswego, Mohawk Cent. School Dist., Richfield Springs Cent. School Dist., Mount Markham Cent. School Dist., and New Hartford Cent. School Dist.
Hosmer Culkin, Operation Oswego County, Inc., Oswego, N.Y., for amicus curiae Operation Oswego County, Inc.
Bruce N. Clark, Oswego, N.Y., for amicus curiae County of Oswego.
Michael Stanley, Oswego, N.Y., for amicus curiae Greater Oswego Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
Gay Williams, Sullivan & Williams, Oswego, N.Y., for amicus curiae City of Oswego.
Alan S. Burstein, Scolaro, Shulman, Cohen, Lawler & Burstein, Syracuse, N.Y., for amici curiae Mohawk Cent. School Dist., Richfield Springs Cent. School Dist., Mount Markham Cent. School Dist., and New Hartford Cent. School Dist.
James R. Griffith, Felt, Hubbard, & Bogan, Utica, N.Y., for amici curiae Russell Blackstone, Feminine Touch Fabrics, Clinton Auto Ser., True Value Hardware, Brandy Keg Kennels, and Herkimer Elks Club.
Constantine L. Trela, Laura L. Leonard, Carolyn K. Gerwin, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, Ill., Robin S. Conrad, National Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Before: GREENBERG and SCIRICA, Circuit Judges, and DEBEVOISE, District Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied July 27, 1992.
OPINION OF THE COURT
GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.
This matter is before the court on appeal by Alcan Aluminum Corporation ("Alcan") from a summary judgment entered in favor of the United States (the "Government") for response costs incurred by the Government in cleaning the Susquehanna River.
On November 24, 1989, the Government filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the...
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