LLC’s Former Managing Member Can Be Liable Under CERCLA, Judge Rules

Mealey's (December 4, 2019, 9:34 AM EST) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge in Ohio on Nov. 13 refused to dismiss claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act brought against a former managing member of a limited liability company that owned a property where an alleged sham electronic waste recycling center was in operation, finding that there is sufficient evidence to warrant piercing of the corporate veil (Garrison Southfield Park LLC v. Closed Loop Refining & Recovery Inc., et al., No. 17-cv-783, S.D. Ohio, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 196880)....