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BURLINGTON NORTH. AND SANTA FE RY. v. U.S.

Nos. 07-1601, 07-1607.

129 S.Ct. 1870 (2009)

556 U.S. 599

173 L.Ed.2d 812

BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, et al., Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES et al. Shell Oil Company, Petitioner, v. United States et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 4, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles G. Cole , Bennett Evan Cooper Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC, Maureen E. Mahoney , J. Scott Ballenger , Jeffrey A. Pojanowski , Derek D. Smith , Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, DC, Roger Nober , Orest B. Dachniwsky , Fort Worth, TX, J. Michael Hemmer , David P. Young , Robert C. Bylsma , Omaha, NE, for Petitioners.

Edmund G. Brown Jr. , Attorney General of the State of California, James Humes , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Manuel M. Medeiros , State Solicitor General, Gordon Burns, Deputy Solicitor General, Ken Alex , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Donald A. Robinson , Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Ann Rushton , Janill L. Richards , Deputy Attorneys General, Oakland, CA, for the State of California, Department of Toxic Substances Control.

Patricia K. Hirsch , Acting General Counsel, Washington, D.C, Gregory G. Garre , Solicitor General, Michael J. Guzman , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Malcolm L. Stewart , Deputy Solicitor General, Pratik A. Shah , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Lisa E. Jones , James R. MacAyeal , Aaron P. Avila , Washington, D.C., for United States.

In 1980, Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Act), 94 Stat. 2767, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-9675, in response to the serious environmental and health risks posed by industrial pollution. See United States v. Bestfoods...

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