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Sixth Circuit Follows Suit on CERCLA Contribution/Cost Recovery Claims, Underscores the Importance of Settlement Language

By Squire Patton Boggs on August 5, 2014 Posted in Environmental Litigation, Solid & Hazardous Waste

On July 14, the Sixth Circuit joined five other Circuits in holding that parties who have settled their Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) claims with the government are foreclosed from seeking cost recovery from other potentially responsible parties (PRPs) under CERCLA § 107. In Hobart Corp. v. Waste Management of Ohio, Inc., … Continue Reading