CITY OF COLTON, a California municipal corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
AMERICAN PROMOTIONAL EVENTS, INC.-WEST; Apollo Manufacturing Co.; Astro Pyrotechnics, Inc.; Atlas Fireworks Company, Inc.; Black & Decker, Inc.; California Fireworks Display Company; County of San Bernardino; Emhart Industries, Inc.; Goodrich Corporation; Kwikset Locks, Inc.; Pyro Spectaculars, Inc.; Pyrotronics Corp.; Red Devil Fireworks Company; Thomas O. Peters; The 1966 Thomas O. Peters and Kathleen S. Peters Revocable Trust; Trojan Fireworks, Co.; United Fireworks Manufacturing Company Inc.; Whittaker Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.
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Argued and Submitted January 11, 2010.
Filed August 2, 2010.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Roderick E. Walston, Best Best & Krieger LLP, Walnut Creek, CA, argued the cause and filed briefs for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the briefs were Gene Tanaka, Cynthia Germano, and Danielle G. Sakai, Best Best & Krieger LLP, Walnut Creek, CA.
James L. Meeder, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP, San Francisco, CA, argued the cause and filed a brief for defendants-appellees American Promotional Events, Inc.-West, Astro Pyrotechnics, Inc., Black & Decker, Inc., County of San Bernardino, Emhart Industries, Inc., Kwikset Locks, Inc., Thomas O. Peters, The 1996 Thomas O. Peters and Kathleen S. Peters Revocable Trust, Trojan Fireworks, and Whittaker Corp. With him on the brief were Ruth E. Stringer, Maxine M. Morisaki, Robert L. Jocks, Office of the County Counsel, County of San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA; Timothy V.P. Gallagher, Martin N. Refkin, Thomas A. Bloomfield, and Thomas S. Sites, Gallagher & Gallagher, P.C., Los Angeles, CA; John E. Van Vlear and Daniel S. Kippen, Voss Cook & Thel LLP, Newport Beach, CA; Richard A. Dongell, Matthew Clark Bures, and Christopher T. Johnson, Dongell Lawrence Finney, Los Angeles, CA; Robert D. Wyatt and Gary A. Slodoba, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP, San Francisco, CA; Steven H. Goldberg, Daniel J. Coyle, and Amilia Glikman, Downey Brand LLP, Sacramento, CA; Steven J. Renshaw, Renshaw & Associates, PLC, Torrance, CA; Philip Hunsucker and Allison McAdam, Resolution Law Group, P.C., Lafayette, CA; David C. Solinger and Erik Mroz, Resolution Law Group, P.C., Woodland Hills, CA.
Jeffrey D. Dintzer, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA, filed a brief on behalf of defendant-appellee Goodrich Corporation. With him on the brief were Denise G. Fellers, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA, and Michael K. Murphy, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C.
Philip C. Hunsucker, Resolution Law Group, P.C., Lafayette, CA, filed a brief on behalf of defendant-appellant Pyro Spectaculars, Inc. With him on the brief were Brian L. Zagon and Allison E. McAdam, Resolution Law Group, P.C., Lafayette, CA.
Before ALFRED T. GOODWIN, WILLIAM C. CANBY, JR., and DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
OPINION
O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide, among other things, whether the City of Colton, California, can recover response costs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act allegedly incurred as a result of perchlorate contamination in its water supply.
I
A
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA") "is a comprehensive statute that...
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