ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO. v. BLOSENSKI

Civ. A. Nos. 92-2059, 93-1976.

847 F.Supp. 1261 (1994)

ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Joseph M. BLOSENSKI, Jr., et al., Defendants, v. ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY, et al., third-party Defendants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources, Plaintiff-Intervenor, v. Joseph M. BLOSENSKI, Jr., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

March 7, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Rohn, Karen M. Scheller, Conrad, O'Brien, Gellman & Rohn, P.C., Carl B. Everett, Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, Philadelphia, PA, for Atlantic Richfield Co., Inc., Valspar Corp.

James J. Rohn, Karen M. Scheller, Conrad, O'Brien, Gellman & Rohn, P.C., Jennifer L. Berke, The Budd Co., Philadelphia, PA, Richard O. Lemke, The Budd Co., Troy, MI, for Budd Co.

James A. Cunningham, Gilbertsville, PA, for Joseph M. Blosenski, Jr., Joseph M. Blosenski Trash Removal, Blosenski Disposal Co., Inc., Blosenski Disposal Co., Inc., Blosenski Disposal Corp., Blosenski Disposal Service, Blosenski Trucking Co., Blosenski Trucking Corp., Blosenski Trucking Corp., of Pennsylvania, Blosenski Transfer & Recycling Co., Blosenski Transfer & Recycling Station, Richard L. Blosenski, Joseph M. Blosenski, III, Anthony Blosenski, Cupola Trucking Corp.

Patrick C. O'Donnell, O'Donnell & Wright, West Chester, PA, for Alexander M. Barry.

Terry R. Bossert, Bernard A. Labuskes, Jr., Scott A. Gould, McNees, Wallace & Nurick, Harrisburg, PA, for Eastern Waste Industries, Inc.

William P. Mahon, West Chester, PA, James A. Cunningham, Gilbertsville, PA, for Cupola Indus. Centre, Inc.

Tom P. Monteverde, Lawrence R. Woehrle, John M. Myers, Monteverde & Hemphill, Philadelphia, PA, for Delaware Container Co., Inc.

Lawrence R. Woehrle, John M. Myers, Monteverde & Hemphill, Philadelphia, PA, for James A. Ries, Gerald M. Ries.

Lawrence Sager, pro se.

Nancy Conrad, Amy E. Wilkinson, Duane, Morris & Heckscher, Philadelphia, PA, for C & D Charter Power Systems, Inc.

Michael A. Bogdonoff, Dechert, Price & Rhoads, Philadelphia, PA, for Chubb Nat. Foam, Inc.

Jay D. Branderbit, Marks, Kent & O'Neill, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for Esschem, Inc.

Christopher R. Gibson, Archer & Greiner, Haddonfield, NJ, for Finnaren & Haley, Inc., Morton Intern., Inc.

William M. Bumpers, Steven L. Leifer, Howrey & Simon, Washington, DC, Edward M. Dunham, Jr., Miller, Dunham, Doering & Munson, Philadelphia, PA, for Childers Products Co., Inc.

Joshua M. Levin, Environmental & Natural Resources Div. U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environmental Defense Section, Washington, DC, for United States (Philadelphia Naval Shipyard).

Walter J. Stickley, Jr., Philadelphia, PA, for Rohm & Haas Co.

Michael R. Dillon, Denis Brenan, Dierdre M. Mullen, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA, for ICI Americas, Inc.

Michael J. Rotko, Brian Carroll, U.S. Attorney's Office, James G. Sheehan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Civil Div., Philadelphia, PA, Joshua M. Levin, Environmental & Natural Resources Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environmental Defense Section, Myles E. Flint, Asst. Atty. Gen., Environment & Natural Resources, David L. Dain, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environmental Enforcement Section, Washington, DC, for U.S.

Leigh B. Cohen, PA Dept. of Environmental Resources, Conshohocken, PA, Beth A.M. Termini, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Philadelphia, PA, for Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Resources.

Carl B. Everett, Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, Philadelphia, PA, for Monsanto Corp.

Daniel Jonas, Miller, Alfano & Raspanti, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, Michael M. Gordon, Charles R. Virginia, Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft, New York City, for Occidental Chemical Corp.

Dennis Michael Abraham, Leigh B. Cohen, Commonwealth of PA., Dept. of Environmental Resources, Conshohocken, PA, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

William P. Mahon, West Chester, PA, for Ada Blosenski.


MEMORANDUM

GILES, District Judge.

The above captioned actions, which have been consolidated for trial, are brought pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq., to determine and allocate responsibility for the clean-up of hazardous wastes from a landfill in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The trial has been trifurcated, with Phase I concerned solely with...

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