SUN CO., INC. (R & M) v. BROWNING-FERRIS, INC.

No. 94-C-820-K.

926 F.Supp. 170 (1996)

SUN COMPANY, INC. (R & M), a Delaware corporation, and Texaco, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiffs, v. BROWNING-FERRIS, INC., a Delaware corporation, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Oklahoma.

May 20, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Perrine, John H. Tucker, Richard Warzynski, Rhodes Hieronymus Jones Tucker & Gable, Tulsa, OK, Benton T. Wheatley, Tulsa, OK, for Sun Company, Inc. (R & M), Texaco Inc.

Robert A. Franden, Feldman Hall Franden Woodward & Farris, Tulsa, OK, Frederick C. Cornish, Miller Dollarhide Dawson, Tulsa, OK, Jonathan R. Haden, William G. Beck, L.J. Buckner, Jr., Lathrop & Gage, Kansas City, MO, for Browning-Ferris, Inc.

Frederick C. Cornish, Miller Dollarhide Dawson, Tulsa, OK, J. Randall Miller, David P. Page, Lloyd W. Landreth, Gardere & Wynne, Tulsa, OK, for Atlantic Richfield Company.

Frederick C. Cornish, Miller Dollarhide Dawson, Tulsa, OK, for Consolidated Cleaning Service Company, Inc.

Danny P. Richey, Pezold Richey Caruso & Barker, Tulsa, OK, Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Field & Snider, Tulsa, OK, for Apartment Container Service, Inc., Ross Scoggins, Odean Garrison.

Danny P. Richey, Pezold Richey Caruso & Barker, Tulsa, OK, Frederick C. Cornish, Miller Dollarhide Dawson, Tulsa, OK, for Oil Capitol Trash Service, Inc., Steve Richey, John D. Shipley.

Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Field & Snider, Tulsa, OK, Thomas M. Affeldt, Savage O'Donnell Scott McNulty Affeldt & Gentges, Tulsa, OK, for Tom Farris.

Michael D. Davis, Steven M. Harris, Doyle & Harris, Tulsa, OK, Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Field & Snider, Tulsa, OK, for Glenn E. Wynn, Jr.

Frederick C. Cornish, Miller Dollarhide Dawson, Tulsa, OK, Terence P. Brennan, Terence P. Brennan Attorney at Law, Tulsa, OK, for Borg Industrials Group, Inc.

William C. Anderson, G. Michael Lewis, Russell W. Kroll, Doerner Saunders Daniel & Anderson, Tulsa, OK, Frederick C. Cornish, Miller Dollarhide Dawson, Tulsa, OK, for Robert E. Sparks, Public Serv. Co. of Oklahoma.

Frederick C. Cornish, Miller Dollarhide Dawson, Tulsa, OK, Lisa S. Zebovitz, Waste Management, Inc., Senior Environmental Counsel, Oak Brook, IL, Robert Gist, Oklahoma City, OK, Matthew Livingood, Tulsa, OK, for Waste Management of Oklahoma, Inc.

Ronald D. Cates, Tulsa, OK, Frederick C. Cornish, Miller Dollarhide Dawson, Tulsa, OK, for City of Sand Springs.

Randall G. Vaughan, J. Warren Jackman, Pray Walker Jackman Williamson & Marlar, Tulsa, OK, G. Lawrence Fox, Tulsa, OK, for Bank IV Oklahoma, NA.

Michael D. Davis, Steven M. Harris, Doyle & Harris, Tulsa, OK, for Stan P. Doyle.

Frederick C. Cornish, Miller Dollarhide Dawson, Tulsa, OK, Richard Carpenter, Philip McGowan, Carpenter Mason & McGowan, Tulsa, OK, for Mid-America Stockyards, Inc.

Gerald G. Stamper, Nichols Wolfe Stamper Nally & Fallis Inc., Tulsa, OK, Frederick C. Cornish, Miller Dollarhide Dawson, Tulsa, OK, for Cowen Construction, Inc., National Tank Co., Beverage Products Corp.

Gerald G. Stamper, Nichols Wolfe Stamper Nally & Fallis Inc., Tulsa, OK, Frederick C. Cornish, Miller Dollarhide Dawson, Tulsa, OK, Charles M. Sublett, Sublett & Shafer, Tulsa, OK, for Peevy Construction Co., Inc.

Charles O. Hanson, Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Field & Snider, Tulsa, OK, for Empire Roofing & Insulation Co.

Robert L. Roark, John S. Gardner, McKinney Stringer & Webster, Oklahoma City, OK, Frederick C. Cornish, Miller Dollarhide Dawson, Tulsa, OK, Patrick H. Kernan, McKinney Stringer & Webster, Tulsa, OK, Robert L. Dysart, Bess & Dysart PC, Phoenix, AZ, for Union Carbide Corp.

Darrell E. Williams, Clark & Williams, Tulsa, OK, Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Fields & Snider, Tulsa, OK, for Crain Displays & Exhibits, Inc.

Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Fields & Snider, Tulsa, OK, Rodney A. Edwards, Tulsa, OK, for Carnes Bros Construction Co.

Dwight L. Smith, Jeffrey G. Levinson, Levinson & Smith, Tulsa, OK, Frederick C. Cornish, Miller Dollarhide Dawson, Tulsa, OK, for Bankoff Oil Co., Inc.

William C. Anderson, G. Michael Lewis, Russell W. Kroll, Doerner Saunders Daniel & Anderson, Tulsa, OK, Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Fields & Snider, Tulsa, OK, Brent W. Schindler, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI, for Dow Chemical Company.

Richard Casey Cooper, R. Kevin Layton, Boesche McDermott & Eskridge, Tulsa, OK, Frederick C. Cornish, Miller Dollarhide Dawson, Tulsa, OK, for Sun Chemical Corporation.

James C. Hodges, Kevin H. Wylie, Eller & Detrich, Tulsa, OK, Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Fields & Snider, Tulsa, OK, for Anchor Painting Mfg. Co.

Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Fields & Snider, Tulsa, OK, Phil Frazier, Frazier, Smith & Phillips, Tulsa, OK, for Langston Contractors, Inc.

Samuel Thomas Allen, III, Loeffler, Allen & Ham, Sapulpa, OK, Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Fields & Snider, Tulsa, OK, for Petroleum Contractors Corporation.

Richard Casey Cooper, R. Kevin Layton, Boesche McDermott & Eskridge, Tulsa, OK, Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Fields & Snider, Tulsa, OK, for Ozark Mahoning Co.

Lawrence D. Taylor, Tulsa, OK, Frederick C. Cornish, Miller Dollarhide Dawson, Tulsa, OK, for Charles Forehand.

Michael D. Davis, Steven M. Harris, Doyle & Harris, Tulsa, OK, Richard D. Wagner, I. Michele Drummond, Wagner Stuart & Cannon, Tulsa, OK, Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Fields & Snider, Tulsa, OK, for Vacuum & Pressure Tank Truck Services, Inc.

Frederick C. Cornish, Miller Dollarhide Dawson, Tulsa, OK, Howard D. Perkins, Jr., Tulsa, OK, for Monte Shipley.


ORDER

KERN, District Judge.

Now before this Court is the motion by Plaintiffs Sun Company, Inc. and Texaco, Inc. for reconsideration of this Court's Order of March 21, 1996. Plaintiffs' motion raises several issues of contention. Plaintiffs disagree with this Court's ruling that they are not entitled to bring an action under CERCLA § 107, 42 U.S.C. § 9607. And with respect to their remaining cause of action under CERCLA § 113, 42 U.S.C. &...

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