United States, Departments Did Not Operate Contaminated Site, Judge Rules

Mealey's (November 30, 2018, 1:59 PM EST) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey on Nov. 28 awarded summary judgment to the United States, as well as the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Commerce, finding that the defendants cannot be held liable for response costs for the cleanup of a site because they were not arrangers or operators of the facility under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) (PPG Industries Inc. v. United States, et al., No. 12-3526, D. N.J., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 199930)....