U.S. v. BP AMOCO OIL PLC

No. 00-3906.

277 F.3d 1012 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BP AMOCO OIL PLC; BP Amoco PLC; Chevron Chemical Company; Bayer Corporation; Monsanto Company; Shell Oil Company, Defendants-Appellees. Dico, Inc., Intervenor-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 24, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon R. Muth, Grand Rapids, MI, argued (S. Grace Davis, on the brief), for appellant.

Mark R. Haag, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environmental & Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, argued (John T. Stahr, U.S. Dept. of Justice, John C. Cruden, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, DC, of counsel on the brief was Daniel Shiel, U.S. E.P.A., Kansas City, KS), for plaintiff-appellee U.S.

Nancy M. Saunders, Los Angeles, CA, argued (Tiffany R. Hedgpeth, Los Angeles, CA, Edward Remsburg, Des Moines, IA and Daniel Vineyard, Houston, TX, on the brief), for defendants-appellees Shell Oil Co., Monsanto Co., Bayer Corp. and Chevron Chemical Co.

Before: McMILLIAN and RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judges, and ROSENBAUM, District Judge.


MCMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

The United States of America ("the government"), on behalf of the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), brought the present action pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-9675, in the United States District Court2 for the Southern District of Iowa, against BP Amoco Oil PLC, BP Amoco PLC,...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases