DICO, INC. v. AMOCO OIL CO.

No. 02-2989.

340 F.3d 525 (2003)

DICO, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMOCO OIL COMPANY, Chevron Chemical Company; Monsanto Company; Shell Oil Company; Bayer Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 14, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Muth, argued, Grand Rapids, MI (S. Grace Davis, Kurt A. Kissling, on the brief), for appellant.

Nancy Saunders, argued, Los Angeles, CA (Tiffany R. Hedgpeth, Edward W. Remsburg, Daniel E. Vineyard, on the brief), for appellee.

Before BOWMAN, RICHARD S. ARNOLD and BYE, Circuit Judges.


BYE, Circuit Judge.

Dico, Inc., appeals the district court's1 grant of summary judgment dismissing its direct cost recovery action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-9675.

Dico was compelled by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), pursuant to Unilateral Administrative Orders (UAO), to clean up contamination located on property it owned...

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