RUMPKE OF INDIANA, INC. v. CUMMINS ENGINE CO., INC.

No. 96-1650.

107 F.3d 1235 (1997)

RUMPKE OF INDIANA, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 19, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur J. Howe, Veronica Gomez, Schopf & Weiss, Chicago, IL, George Plews, Frederick D. Emhardt, argued, Plews, Shadley, Racher & Braun, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Stanley C. Fickle, Peter J. Rusthoven, argued, John R. Maley, John M. Kyle, III, Barnes & Thornburg, Indianapolis, IN, Renee R. McDermott, Nashville, IN, Bradley B. Falkof, Barnes & Thornburg, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

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


DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

The net of potential liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, better known as CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq., is wide indeed, reflecting the need both to clean up the nation's toxic waste sites and the practical imperative to find the necessary money for the job. The cleanup will be less likely to occur if potentially responsible parties do not come forward, yet the...

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