Tax-Sale Purchaser Still Liable For Cleanup Costs, 9th Circuit Says

Mealey's (May 2, 2018, 1:57 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled April 27 that a company that purchased a contaminated site through a tax sale cannot shield itself from third-party liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) because it had a contractual relationship with the company that formerly owned the site (California Department of Toxic Substances Control v. Westside Delivery LLC, No. 16-56558, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 10763)....