U.S. v. LANG

No. 1:94-CV-057.

864 F.Supp. 610 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Donald R. LANG, Wallis W. Smith, Arco Chemical Co., Atlantic Richfield Company, Exxon Corporation, and The Lubrizol Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Texas, Beaumont Division.

September 21, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick M. Casey, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environmental Enforcement Section, Washington, DC. O. Kenneth Dodd, Asst. U.S. Atty., Beaumont, TX, for plaintiff.

Patrick Ray Cowlishaw, Cohan Simpson Cowlishaw Aranza & Wulff, Donna K. Lang, Dallas, TX, for Donald R. Lang.

Wallis W. Smith, pro se.

Kathleen M. Lavalle, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Dallas, TX, for Arco, Atlantic Richfield.

George Shipley, Baker & Botts, Houston, TX, for Exxon Corp.

Thomas P. Alexander, Alexander & McEvily, Houston, TX, for Lubrizol Corp.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

COBB, District Judge.

Plaintiff, the United States of America, initiated this suit to recover removal and remedial action costs under § 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. § 9607 (1988). Plaintiff alleges that it incurred these costs at the Turtle Bayou Superfund Site (Turtle Bayou) in Liberty County, Texas.

Defendant ARCO Chemical Company (ACC...

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