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BERNSTEIN v. BANKERT

Nos. 11-1501, 11-1523.

733 F.3d 190 (2012)

Norman W. BERNSTEIN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. Patricia A. BANKERT, et al., Defendants-Appellees, and Auto Owners Mutual Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 19, 2012.

Amended July 31, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman W. Bernstein , Attorney, Bernstein & Associates, Rye Brook , N.Y., Frederick DeVaney Emhardt , Attorney, Plews , Shadley , Racher & Braun LLP, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants, Docket No. 11-1501.

Robert M. Chemers , Attorney, Pretzel & Stouffer, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees, Docket No. 11-1501.

David L. Taylor , Attorney, Taylor Law Firm, P.C., Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee Auto Owners Mutual Insurance Company, Docket No. 11-1501.

Nicholas A. DiMascio , Attorney, Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae, Docket Nos. 11-1501 and 11-1523.

Norman W. Bernstein , Attorney, Bernstein & Associates, Rye Brook , N.Y., Frederick DeVaney Eimhardt , Attorney, Plews , Shadley , Racher & Braun LLP, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellees, Docket No. 11-1523.

John A. Yeager , Attorney, Willingham & Cote, PC, East Lansing, MI, for Defendant-Appellant, Docket No. 11-1523.

Before KANNE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and DeGUILIO, District Judge.

DeGUILIO, District Judge.

This appeal is the latest chapter in the story of the Environmental Chemical and Conservation Company ("Enviro-Chem"), a defunct Indiana corporation with an expensive environmental legacy. Enviro-Chem conducted waste-handling and disposal operations at three sites north of Zionsville, Indiana, until it closed its doors in the early 1980s, and it left considerable amounts of pollutants behind. The plaintiffs in this action are the trustees...

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