Mealey's (December 18, 2017, 2:01 PM EST) -- CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A federal judge in New York on Dec. 15 ruled that a solvent maker cannot pursue third-party claims for cost recovery and contribution under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) against 58 companies that entered into a consent decree with the state of New York over contamination at a landfill, holding that the agreement bars the solvent maker’s claims (State of New York, et al. v. Pride Solvents & Chemical Co., et al., No. 15-CV-6569, E.D. N.Y., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 206678)....