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METRO. WATER RECLAMATION DIST. v. N. AMERICAN GALVANIZING & COATINGS

No. 05-3299.

473 F.3d 824 (2007)

METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NORTH AMERICAN GALVANIZING & COATINGS, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 17, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. Swofford, Harvey M. Sheldon (argued), Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Lewis B. Jones (argued), King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Ronald M. Spritzer, Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae.

Before BAUER, FLAUM and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., imposes liability on certain private parties for the cleanup costs associated with a hazardous waste contamination. In turn, CERCLA Section 113(f), added by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 ("SARA"), Pub.L. No. 99-499, 100 Stat. 1613 (1986), allows those responsible for cleanup costs to...

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