3rd Circuit Vacates Judge’s Allocation Of Costs In Cleanup Action

Mealey's (September 13, 2018, 9:31 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Sept. 11 overturned a decision that a defendant company in a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) lawsuit was responsible for 62 percent of cleanup costs incurred in remediating a property in Greenville, Pa., finding that the judge used a flawed methodology to calculate the amount (Trinity Industries Inc., et al. v. Greenlease Holding Co., et al., Nos. 16-1994, 16-2244, 3rd Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 25693)....