NATIONAL ASS'N OF MFRS. v. U.S. DEPT. OF INTERIOR

No. 96-1268.

134 F.3d 1095 (1998)

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Bieke, Washington, DC, argued the cause for the petitioner. William R. Galeota and Jan Amundson, Washington, DC, were on brief.

Greer S. Goldman, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued the cause for the respondent. Lois J. Schiffer, Assistant Attorney General, and Naikang Tsao, Attorney, Washington, DC, were on brief.

Before: GINSBURG, HENDERSON and TATEL, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON.

KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq., (CERCLA) permits a "trustee"1 to recover from a "potentially responsible party" (PRP)2 "damages for injury to, destruction of, or loss of natural resources...

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