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

94-C-820-K.

919 F.Supp. 1523 (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.

March 20, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

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

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

Frederick C. Cornish, Cornish & Zieren, Tulsa, OK, for Consolidated Cleaning Service Co., Inc.

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

Frederick C. Cornish, Cornish & Zieren, Tulsa, OK, Danny P. Richey, Pezold Richey Caruso & Barker, Tulsa, OK, for Oil Capitol Trash Service, Inc. and John D. Shipley.

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

Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Field & Snider, Tulsa, OK, W. Kirk Clausing, Tulsa, OK, for Brierly Plumbing Technologies Corp.

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

Frederick C. Cornish, Cornish & Zieren, Tulsa, OK, Terence P. Brennan, Terence P. Brennan, Attorney at Law, Tulsa, OK, for Borg Industrials Group, Inc.

Frederick C. Cornish, Cornish & Zieren, Tulsa, OK, William C. Anderson, G. Michael Lewis, Russell W. Kroll, Doerner Saunders Daniel & Anderson, Tulsa, OK, Danny P. Richey, Pezold Richey Caruso & Barker, Tulsa, OK, for Steve Richey.

Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Field & Snider, Tulsa, OK, Richard Carpenter, Carpenter Mason & McGowan, Tulsa, OK, for O.K. Tank Trucks, Inc.

Danny P. Richey, Pezold Richey Caruso & Barker, Tulsa, OK, Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Field & Snider, Tulsa, OK, for Ross Scoggins, Sr. and Odean Garrison.

Frederick C. Cornish, Cornish & Zieren, Tulsa, OK, William C. Anderson, G. Michael Lewis, Russell W. Kroll, Doerner Saunders Daniel & Anderson, Tulsa, OK, for Robert E. Sparks and Public Service Co. of Oklahoma.

Frederick C. Cornish, Cornish & Zieren, 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.

Frederick C. Cornish, Cornish & Zieren, Tulsa, OK, Ronald D. Cates, Tulsa, OK, for City of Sand Springs.

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

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

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

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

John R. Paul, Richards Paul Richards & Siegel, Tulsa, OK, for Phillips & Lomax Agency, Inc.

Steve Clouser, James Poe, Covington & Poe, Tulsa, OK, Charles O. Hanson, Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Field & Snider, Tulsa, OK, for Empire Roofing & Insulation Co.

Frederick C. Cornish, Cornish & Zieren, Tulsa, OK, Robert L. Roark, John S. Gardner, McKinney Stringer & Webster, Oklahoma City, OK, Patrick H. Kernan, McKinney Stringer & Webster, Tulsa, OK, Robert L. Dysart, Bess & Dysart P.C., Phoenix, AZ, for Union Carbide Corporation.

E. Scott Pruitt, Tulsa, OK, for Tulsa Rig & Iron.

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

Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Field & Snider, Tulsa, OK, Richard Carpenter, Carpenter Mason & McGowan, Tulsa, OK, Kenneth R. Johnson, Johnson & Nimmo, Ada, OK, for Stallings, Inc.

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

Frederick C. Cornish, Cornish & Zieren, Tulsa, OK, Dwight L. Smith, Jeffrey G. Levinson, Levinson & Smith, 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, Field & Snider, Tulsa, OK, Brent W. Schindler, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI, for Dow Chemical Company.

Frederick C. Cornish, Cornish & Zieren, Tulsa, OK, Richard Casey Cooper, R. Kevin Layton, Boesche McDermott & Eskridge, Tulsa, OK, for Sun Chemical Corp.

Gerald G. Stamper, Nichols Wolfe Stamper Nally & Fallis Inc., Tulsa, OK, Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Field & Snider, Tulsa, OK, for Fleming Building Company, Inc.

Claire V. Eagan, Hall Estill Hardwick Gable, Golden & Nelson, Tulsa, OK, James C. Hodges, Kevin H. Wylie, Eller & Detrich, Tulsa, OK, Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Field & Snider, Tulsa, OK, for Anchor Paint Mfg. Co.

Richard K. Holmes, Hanson, Holmes, Field & Snider, Tulsa, OK, Phil Frazier, Frazier, Smith & Phillips, City of Glenpool, Tulsa, OK, for Langston Contractors, Inc.

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

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

Joseph Paulk, Paulk & Moles, Tulsa, OK, for Ameron, Inc.

Frederick C. Cornish, Cornish & Zieren, Tulsa, OK, Lawrence D. Taylor, 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, Field & Snider, Tulsa, OK, for Vacuum & Pressure Tank Truck Services, Inc.

Frederick C. Cornish, Cornish & Zieren, Tulsa, OK, Howard D. Perkins, Jr., Tulsa, OK, for Monte Shipley.


ORDER

KERN, District Judge.

Now before this Court is the motion for summary judgment by Defendant Group II ("Defendants")1 against Plaintiffs Sun Company, Inc. and Texaco, Inc. ("Plaintiffs"). Plaintiffs brought this action pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq., for costs expended by Plaintiffs in response to an order by the Environmental...

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