U.S. v. OMEGA CHEMICAL CORP.

No. 96-56704.

156 F.3d 994 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OMEGA CHEMICAL CORP.; Omega Refrigerant Reclamation Corporation, Defendants-Appellants, and Dennis O'Meara, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 24, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony Michael Glassman, Lori A. Nielsen, Glassman, Browning & Saltsman, Beverly Hills, CA, for defendants-appellants.

John T. Stahr, United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: HUG, Chief Judge, BOOCHEVER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.


HUG, Chief Judge:

In this case, we determine whether the district court erred in concluding that Appellants, Omega Chemical Corporation et al. ("Omega"), unreasonably failed to comply with the access and entry provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. § 9604(e). Although the record indicates that Omega provided the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") with access to its property ("the Site...

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