U.S. v. MONTROSE CHEMICAL CORP. OF CALIFORNIA

No. CV 90-3122 AAH(JRx).

835 F.Supp. 534 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, et al., Plaintiffs, v. MONTROSE CHEMICAL CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Defendants. and Related Claims.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

October 19, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald F. George, Helen Kang, Environment Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, San Francisco, CA, Adam M. Kushner, Robert Oakley, Sharon Zamore, Environment Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, Kathe Pease, Lee Graves, NOAA Office of General Counsel, Southwest Regional Office, Long Beach, CA, for U.S.

Karl S. Lytz, Kim McCormick, Latham & Watkins, San Diego, CA, for Montrose Chemical Corp. of California.

John A. Saurenman, Deputy Atty. Gen., Los Angeles, CA, for State of Cal.

Jose R. Allen, Peter Simshauser, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, San Francisco, CA, for Chris-Craft Industries, Inc.

Paul B. Galvani, Roscoe Trimmier, Ropes & Gray, Boston, MA, for Rhone-Poulenc Basic Chemicals Co. and ICI American Holdings, Inc.

David Rosenberg-Wohl, Charles B. Cohler, Scott P. DeVries, Lasky, Haas, Cohler & Munter, San Francisco, CA, for Westinghouse Elec. Co.


COURT'S OPINION AND ORDERS ON REVIEW OF SPECIAL MASTER'S RULINGS:

HAUK, Senior District Judge.

BACKGROUND

In 1991, the United States and the State of California ("Plaintiffs") filed a Second Amended Complaint against ten named defendants,1 pursuant to section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA"). 42 U.S.C....

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