UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
CORDOVA CHEMICAL COMPANY OF MICHIGAN; Cordova Chemical Company; Aerojet-General Corporation, Defendants-Appellants (92-2288), Defendants-Appellees,
CPC International Inc., Defendant-Appellee, Defendant-Appellant (92-2326),
Arnold C. Ott; Commercial Union Insurance Company, et al., Defendants,
Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Defendant-Appellee.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued March 25, 1994.
Decided July 14, 1995.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Richard B. Stewart, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Land & Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, Nicholas Bollo, Anne L. Alonzo, U.S. E.P.A., Office of Regional Counsel, Region V, Chicago, IL, John Fogarty, E.P.A., Enforcement & Compliance Div., Washington, DC, Michael L. Shiparski, Thomas J. Gezon, Asst. U.S. Attys., Grand Rapids, MI, Michael J. McNulty, Gregory L. Sukys, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Land & Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, Katherine W. Hazard (argued and briefed), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources, Washington, DC, Bradley M. Campbell, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, Patricia L. Sims, E.P.A., Washington, DC, for U.S.
John V. Byl, Robert J. Jonker (argued and briefed), John D. Tully, Warner, Norcross & Judd, Grand Rapids, MI, for Cordova Chemical Co. of Michigan, Cordova Chemical Co. and Aerojet-General Corp.
J. Michael Smith (argued and briefed), Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cumminskey, Grand Rapids, MI, for CPC Intern. Inc. in No. 92-2288.
Robert P. Reichel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Environmental Protection Div., Lansing, MI, Eric J. Eggan, Office of the Atty. Gen., Transp. Div., Lansing, MI, Kathleen L. Cavanaugh (argued and briefed), Office of the Atty. Gen., State Affairs Div., Lansing, MI, for Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources.
Kenneth S. Geller (briefed), Donald M. Falk, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Business Roundtable.
Robin L. Rivett (briefed), Pacific Legal Foundation, Sacramento, CA, for amicus curiae Pacific Legal Foundation.
J. Michael Smith (argued and briefed), David M. Buday (briefed), Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cumminskey, Grand Rapids, MI, for CPC Intern. Inc. in No. 92-2326.
Before: CELEBREZZE, RYAN, and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
NORRIS, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which CELEBREZZE, J., joined. RYAN, J. (pp. 593-600, delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal highlights the difficulty that often attends the apportionment of liability for clean-up costs of sites that have been subjected to long-term environmental degradation. In the present case, brought pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability...
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