LaSALLE NAT. TRUST, N.A. v. ECM MOTOR CO.

No. 95-1641.

76 F.3d 140 (1996)

LaSALLE NATIONAL TRUST, N.A., U/T 116555 not individually, but as Trustee, and Narco Tower Road Associates, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ECM MOTOR CO., Environmental Risk Consultants, Inc., Braun Intertec Environmental, Inc., and Hygienetics, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 5, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Harrington (argued), Jerome K. Bowman, David L. Rieser, Colleen E. Baime, Ross & Hardies, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Alvin R. Becker, Howard A. London, Timothy M. Kelly (argued), Gary S. Weiss, Beermann, Swerdlove, Woloshin, Barezky, Becker, Genin & London, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee ECM Motor Co.

Thomas P. White, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Braun Intertec Environmental, Inc.

Marty J. Schwartz, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Hygienetics Inc.

Before BAUER, KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Environmental contamination of property is a common subject of negotiation when parties are contemplating a real estate transaction, not least because of the expansive scope of liability and the costs for clean-up that may be imposed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. In this case, LaSalle National Trust...

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