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U.S. v. CHARTER INTERN. OIL CO.

Nos. 95-1961, 95-1984 and 95-2019.

83 F.3d 510 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. CHARTER INTERNATIONAL OIL COMPANY, Defendant, Appellant. Acushnet Company, et al., Proposed Intervenors-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 9, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Broughel, with whom Jeffrey B. Renton, and Day, Berry & Howard, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellant, Charter International Oil Company.

David M. Jones, with whom Roger C. Zehntner, Irene C. Freidel, Phoebe S. Gallagher and Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Boston, MA, were on brief, for proposed intervenors-appellees, Acushnet et al.

Evelyn S. Ying, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, with whom Lois J. Schiffer, Assistant Attorney General, Daniel C. Beckhard and David C. Shilton, Attorneys, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, were on brief, for the United States as appellee.

Before CYR, BOUDIN, and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

The clean-up of a Superfund hazardous waste site in New Bedford, Massachusetts is largely being accomplished and funded through agreements the government has reached with private parties who bear some legal responsibility for the wastes at the site. Those agreements, by law, must be approved by the United States Courts as being fair, reasonable, and consistent with the purposes of CERCLA, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation...

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