Judge Enters Final Judgment Dismissing CERCLA Claims As Untimely

Mealey's (February 7, 2019, 9:24 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California on Feb. 4 entered final judgment in favor of defendants in a lawsuit over the remediation of contamination at the Omega Chemical Superfund site in California, finding that the plaintiffs’ requests for contribution and declaratory judgment under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) are barred by the statute of limitations (Arconic Inc., et al. v. APC Investment Co., et al., No. 14-6456, C.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17664)....