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STEARNS & FOSTER BEDDING v. FRANKLIN HOLDING CORP.

Civil Action No. 94-0967.

947 F.Supp. 790 (1996)

STEARNS & FOSTER BEDDING COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. FRANKLIN HOLDING CORPORATION, a New York Corporation, The Franklin Corporation — SBIC, a New York Corporation, M & T Capital Corporation, a New York Corporation, Nycon Capital Corporation, a New York Corporation, Rand Capital Corporation, a New York Corporation, R.C. Memhard & Co., a Connecticut Corporation, Stop-Fire Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Stop-Fire Inc., a New Jersey Corporation, I.M.P. Co., a New Jersey Partnership, Joseph J. McGuire, Richard C. Memhard, Vincent Protano, Martin S. Orland, Estate of Macy Nurkiewicz, Estate of Ignatius Nurkiewicz, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

December 3, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin J. Bruno, Ritaelena Casavechia, Hannoch Weisman, P.C., Roseland, NJ, for Plaintiff.

Steven Gray, Waters, McPherson, McNeill, Secaucus, NJ, for Franklin Holding Corp. and The Franklin Corporation — SBIC.

Daniel M. Darragh, Buchanan Ingersoll, A Professional Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA, and David S. Garber, Princeton, NJ, for M & T Capital Corp.

Alfred C. Constants, III, Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein, Roseland, NJ, for NYCON Capital Corp.

Alice J. Kryzan, Kryzan & Kolaga, L.L.P., Buffalo, NY, and Thomas E. Hastings, Smith, Stratton & Brennan, Princeton, NJ, for Rand Capital Corporation.

James E. Berube, Jr., Little Silver, NJ, for Stop-Fire Inc. and Joseph J. McGuire.

Richard C. Memhard, R.C. Memhard & Co., Riverside, CT, pro se.

Jeffrey Gerber, Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C., Florham Park, NJ, for Estate of Macy Nurkiewicz, Estate of Ignatius Nurkiewicz, I.M.P. Co.

Lawrence S. Lawrence, Lawrence & Walsh, Hempstead, NY, and Russell M. Woods, Woods and Trembulak, Cranford, NJ, for Martin S. Orland.

                          Table of Contents

  I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY                                     795
 II. STANDARD FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT                                    796
III. DISCUSSION                                                       797
     A) Private Party Actions Under CERCLA Section 107(a)             797
     B) Operator Liability Under CERCLA                               801
        (1) Introduction                         ...

                    
                    
                    

                        

                            

                                
                            

                            

                                

                                    
    
                                        
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