U.S. v. LOWE

No. 96-20817.

118 F.3d 399 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ralph L. LOWE, et al., Defendants, Dow Chemical Company USA; Merichem Company; Monsanto Company; Mobil Chemical Company; Arco Chemical Company; Petro-Tex Chemical Corporation; Rohm & Haas Company, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 31, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Thompson Stahr, David C. Shilton, U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resource Division, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Mark J. White, Patrick O. Keel, Baker & Botts, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before DAVIS, STEWART and PARKER, Circuit Judges.


PARKER, Circuit Judge:

The appellants present to this court the issue of whether the government may recover costs expended in overseeing a hazardous waste cleanup that was conducted by private parties. The district court granted the government summary judgment on this issue, finding that such costs are recoverable by the government. For the following reasons, we affirm.

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