U.S. v. UNION ELEC. CO.

No. 96-3653.

132 F.3d 422 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Flanders Electric Motor Service, Inc., Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellant, Liberty Motor and Machinery Company, Intervenor Plaintiff, Bradford Electric Company; Roy G. Letourneau Company; John Benson Electric Company; Cotter Electric Company; Chicago Electric Company; Delta-Y Electric Company; Whitfield Electric; Power Equipment Company; Cardinal Electric; Electrical Apparatus Service Association, Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellants, v. UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee, A.P. Green Ind., Inc.; ARA Services, Inc.; Absorbent Clay Products, Inc.; Acme Electric Co., Inc.; Allied-Signal, Inc.; Aluminum Company of America; American Charcoal Company; American Family Broadcast; Anna-Jonesboro Water Commission; Ariens Company, Defendants, Vernon Bagwell; Barry Electric Cooperative; Barton County Electric Cooperative, Defendants-Appellees, Beazer East, Inc.; Belcher Electric, Inc.; Black River Electric Cooperative, Defendants, BOC Group, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, Boone Electric Cooperative; Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.; Brown & Root, Inc.; Bull Moose Tube Company; Burlington Northern Railroad Company, Defendants, Central Illinois Public Service Company, Defendant-Appellee, Chase Resorts, Inc., Defendant, Chevron Chemical Company; Citizens Electric Corporation; Citizens Utilities Company, Defendants-Appellees, City of Cairo; City of Carmi, IL; City of Casey, IL; City of Charleston, MO; City of Farmington, Defendants, City of Fredericktown, MO, Defendant-Appellee, City of Higginsville; City of Houston, MO, Defendants, City of Jackson, Missouri, Defendant-Appellee, City of Jacksonville, IL; Jefferson City, Missouri; City of Madisonville, KY; City of Owensville, MO; City of Richmond; City of St. James; City of Salem; City of Seymour; City of Shelbina, MO, Defendants, City of Sikeston, Defendant-Appellee, City of Steeleville, MO; City of Thayer, MO; Clinton County Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Columbia Quarry Company; Consolidated Aluminum Corporation, Defendants, Costain Coal, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, Damson Oil Corporation; Daviess- Martin County REMC; Decatur Industrial Electric, Inc; Marjorie H. Deimund; Delmarva Power & Light Company; Dow Chemical Co.; Dugger Electric Equipment Company; East Perry Lumber Co., Defendants, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Defendant-Appellee, Electric Plant Bd., doing business as City of Mayfield, KY; Electric Supply Co., Inc.; Esselte Pendaflex Corporation; Essex Group, Inc., Defendants, Evansville Electric and Mfg. Co., Inc.; Farmers' Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Florida Power Corporation, Defendants-Appellees, Florida Rock Industries, Inc.; Fulton Cty. REMC; General Cable Corp.; General Electric Company; General Iron & Salvage Co., Inc.; Gold Fields American Corporation; Gunther-Nash Mining Construction Co.; H-J Enterprises, Inc., Defendants, Hancock County REMC, Defendant-Appellee, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Harris Truck & Trailer Sales, Inc.; Himmelberger Harrison Co., Inc.; Geraldine F. Hirsch; James F. Hirsch; Oscar C. Hirsch; Robert O. Hirsch; Housing Authority, of Johnson County; Howell-Oregon Electric Coop., Inc.; ITT Federal Services Corporation, formerly known as Federal Electric Corporation; Independent Electric Machinery Company; Ingram Barge Company; Inerlake Packaging Company; Jader Fuel Co., Inc.; Jefferson Smurfit Corporation; John Smith Contracting Co., Inc.; KBOA, Inc., Defendants, KAGMO Electric Motor Co.; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation, Defendants-Appellees, Klein Armature Works, Inc.; Koerner Electric Motors of Indiana, Inc.; Kopf Electric Motor Service, Inc.; L.E. Myers Co. Group; Logan County Cooperative Power and Light Association, Inc.; Lowry Electric Company; MFA Incorporated, Defendants, M.J.M. Electric Cooperative, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, Magnetek, Inc., Defendant, Marathon Oil Co., Defendant-Appellee, McCarthy Brothers Company, Defendant, Menard Electric Cooperative, Defendant-Appellee, Midwest Electric, Inc.; Millstone Construction Company, doing business as Knobel-Redman Construction Company, Defendants, Mississippi Lime Company, Defendant-Appellee, Missouri Barge Line Company; Missouri Dry Dock & Repair Company, Inc.; Missouri Portland Cement; Mobil Oil Corporation, Defendants, Morgan County REMC; Defendant-Appellee, Mt. Carmel Public Utility Company; NL Industries, Inc., Defendants, New England Power Service Company, Defendants-Appellees, NEW-MAC Electric Cooperative, Inc., Defendant-Appellees, North Central Missouri Electric Coop.; Otis Elevator Company; PSI Energy, formerly known as Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc., Inc.; Paragould Light & Water Commission; Paul Oberman & Co.; Peabody Coal Co., Defendants, Pemiscot-Dunklin Electric Coop., Defendant-Appellee, PET Incorporated; Phillips Petroleum Company, Defendants, Pittsburgh and Midway Coal Mining Co., Defendant-Appellee, Plibrico Company; Pulaski County Housing Authority; Purolator Products NA, also known as Purolator Products Company, Inc.; Quicy Soybean Co., Defendants, Ralston Purina Company, Defendant-Appellee, Rathje Enterprises, Inc., Defendant, Richards Electric Motor Company, Defendant-Appellee, Rural Electric Convenience Coop. Co.; S.D.I. Operating Partners L.P., doing business as Phillips & Company; SAC Osage Electric Cooperative, Inc., Defendants, Sachs Electric Company; St. Joe Minerals Corporation, Defendants-Appellees, St. Louis Steel Casting, Inc.; St. Louis University; Sam Tanksley Trucking Co.; Sandner Electric; Scott-New Madrid-Mississippi Electric Coop., Defendants, Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.; Southern Illinois Electric Coop., Defendants-Appellees, Southern Illinois Materials Company; State of Missouri, Department of Mental Health Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center; State of Missouri, Southeast Missouri State University; Steuben County REMC; Sullivan Electric Company, Defendants, Swanson-Nunn Electric Co., Inc., Defendant-Appellee, Teamsters Local Union, No. 688, Insurance & Welfare Fund; Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company; Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Textron, Inc.; Tipmont Rural Electric Membership Corporation, Defendants, Toastmaster, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, Town of Paragon; Tucson Electric Power Company; Union County Hospital District; Chester R. Upham, Jr.; Vaughn Electric Company, Inc., Defendants, Wayne County REMC; Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative, Defendants-Appellees, Webster County Coal Cooperative; West Lake Quarry and Material Company; Westinghouse Electric Corporation; Westvaco Corporation; Wetterau Incorporated; Whirlpool Corporation; Zeller Electric, Inc., Defendants, City of Cabool, Defendant-Appellee, City of Campbell; City of Malden Board of Public Works, Defendants. STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Appellee, Flanders Electric Motor Service, Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellant, Liberty Motor and Machinery Company, Intervenor Plaintiff, Bradford Electric Company; Mt. Vernon Electric Motor Service, Inc.; Roy G. Letourneau Company; John Benson Electric Company; Cotter Electric Company; Chicago Electric Company; Delta-Y Electric; Whitfield Electric; Power Equipment Company; Cardinal Electric; Electrical Apparatus Service Association, Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellants, v. UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee, A.P. Green Ind., Inc.; ARA Services, Inc.; Absorbent Clay Products, Inc.; Acme Electric Co., Inc.; Allied-Signal, Inc.; Aluminum Company of America; American Charcoal Company; American Family Broadcast Group; Anna- Jonesboro Water Commission; Ariens Company, Defendants, Vernon Bagwell; Barry Electric Cooperative; Barton County Electric Cooperative, Defendants-Appellees, Beazer East, Inc.; Belcher Electric, Inc.; Black River Electric Cooperative, Defendants, BOC Group, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, Boone Electric Cooperative; Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.; Brown & Root, Inc.; Bull Moose Tube Company; Burlington Northern Railroad Company, Defendants, Central Illinois Public Service Company, Defendant-Appellee, Chase Resorts, Inc., Defendant, Chevron Chemical Company; Citizens Electric Corporation; Citizens Utilities Company, Defendants-Appellees, City of Cairo, Acting by and through Cairo Public Utility Commission; City of Carmi, Illinois; City of Casey, Illinois; City of Charleston, Missouri; City of Farmington, Defendants, City of Fredericktown, MO, Defendant-Appellee, City of Higginsville; City of Houston, MO, Defendants, City of Jackson, MO, Defendant-Appellee, City of Jacksonville, IL; Jefferson City, Missouri; City of Madisonville, Kentucky; City of Owensville, MO; City of Richmond; City of St. James; City of Salem; City of Seymour; City of Shelbina, Missouri, Defendants, City of Sikeston, Defendant-Appellee, City of Steeleville, Missouri; City of Thayer, Missouri; Clinton County Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Columbia Quarry Company, doing business as Charles Stone Co.; Consolidated Aluminum Corporation, Defendants, Costain Coal, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, Damson Oil Corporation; Daviess- Martin County REMC; Decatur Industrial Electric, Inc.; Marjorie H. Deimund; Delmarva Power & Light Company; Dow Chemical Co.; Dugger Electric Equipment Company; East Perry Lumber Co., Defendants, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Defendant-Appellee, Electric Plant Bd., doing business as Mayfield Electric & Water Systems, City of Mayfield, Kentucky; Electric Supply Co., Inc.; Esselte Pendaflex Corporation; Essex Group, Inc., Defendants, Evansville Electric and Mfg. Co., Inc.; Farmers' Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Florida Power Corporation, Defendants-Appellees, Florida Rock Industries, Inc.; Fulton Cty. REMC; General Cable Corp.; General Electric Company; General Iron & Salvage Co.; Gold Fields American Corporation; Gunther-Nash Mining Construction Co.; H-J Enterprises, Inc., Defendants, Hancock County REMC, Defendant-Appellee, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Harris Truck & Trailer Sales, Inc.; Himmelberger Harrison Co., Inc.; Geraldine F. Hirsch; James F. Hirsch; Oscar C. Hirsch; Robert O. Hirsch; Housing Authority, of Johnson County; Howell-Oregon Electric Coop., Inc.; ITT Federal Services Corporation, formerly known as Federal Electric Corporation; Independent Electric Machinery Company; Ingram Barge Company; Inerlake Packaging Company; Jader Fuel Co., Inc.; Jefferson Smurfit Corporation; John Smith Contracting Co., Inc.; KBOA, Inc., Defendants, KAGMO Electric Motor Co.; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation, Defendants-Appellees, Klein Armature Works, Inc.; Koerner Electric Motors of Indiana, Inc.; Kopf Electric Motor Service, Inc.; The L.E. Myers Co. Group; Logan County Cooperative Power and Light Association; Lowry Electric Company; MFA Incorporated, Defendants, M.J.M. Electric Cooperative, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, Magnetek, Inc., Defendant, Marathon Oil Co., Defendant-Appellee, McCarthy Brothers Company, Defendant, Menard Electric Cooperative, Defendant-Appellee, Midwest Electric, Inc.; Millstone Construction Company, doing business as Knobel-Redman Construction Company, Defendants, Mississippi Lime Company, Defendant-Appellee, Missouri Barge Line Company; Missouri Dry Dock & Repair Company; Missouri Portland Cement; Mobil Oil Corporation, Defendants, Morgan County REMC; Defendant-Appellee, Mt. Carmel Public Utility Company; NL Industries, Inc., Defendants, New England Power Service Company; NEW-MAC Electric Cooperative, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, North Central Missouri Electric Coop.; Otis Elevator Company; PSI Energy, formerly known as Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc., Inc.; Paragould Light & Water Commission; Paul Oberman & Co.; Peabody Coal Co., Defendants, Pemiscot-Dunklin Electric Coop., Defendant-Appellee, PET Incorporated; Phillips Petroleum Company, Defendants, Pittsburgh and Midway Coal Mining Co., Defendant-Appellee, Plibrico Company; Pulaski County Housing Authority; Purolator Products NA, also known as Purolator Products Company, Inc.; Quicy Soybean Co., Defendants, Ralston Purina Company, Defendant-Appellee, Rathje Enterprises, Inc., Defendants, Richards Electric Motor Company, Defendant-Appellee, Rural Electric Convenience Coop. Co.; S.D.I. Operating Partners L.P., doing business as Phillips & Company; SAC Osage Electric Cooperative, Inc., Defendants, Sachs Electric Company; St. Joe Minerals Corporation, Defendants-Appellees, St. Louis Steel Casting, Inc.; St. Louis University; Sam Tanksley Trucking Co.; Sandner Electric Co.; Scott-New Madrid-Mississippi Electric Coop.; Defendants, Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.; Southern Illinois Electric Coop., Defendants-Appellees, Southern Illinois Materials Company; Missouri Department of Mental Health; Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center; Southeast Missouri State University; Steuben County REMC; Sullivan Electric Company, Defendants, Swanson-Nunn Electric Co., Defendant-Appellee, Teamsters Local Union, No. 688; Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company; Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Textron, Inc.; Tipmont Rural Electric Membership Corporation, Defendants, Toastmaster, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, Town of Paragon; Tucson Electric Power Company; Union County Hospital District; Chester R. Upham, Jr.; Vaughn Electric Company, Inc., Defendants, Wayne County REMC; Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative, Defendants-Appellees, Webster County Coal Cooperative; West Lake Quarry and Material Company; Westinghouse Electric Corporation; Westvaco Corporation; Wetterau Incorporated; Whirlpool Corporation; Zeller Electric, Inc., Defendants, City of Cabool, Defendant-Appellee, City of Campbell; City of Malden Board of Public Works, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce D. Ryder, St. Louis, MO, argued (Joseph G. Nassif and Linda W. Tape, on the brief), for appellant.

Andrew C. Mergen, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued (John A. Bryston, Elizabeth L. Loeb, David Hoefer, and Alexander Schmandt, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee U.S.

Shelley A. Woods, on the brief, for plaintiff-appellee State of Missouri.

Thomas B. Weaver, argued (George M. von Stamwitz, and Norella V. Huggins, on the brief), for defendant-appellee Union Electric Co.

Before BOWMAN, FLOYD R. GIBSON, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


FLOYD R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

The United States initiated this action pursuant to sections 106 and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9606, 9607 (1994), against 179 potentially responsible parties ("PRPs"), seeking injunctive relief and the recovery of cleanup costs for the Missouri Electrical Works Site ("MEW Site") in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.1

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