Judge Adopts Recommendation To Bar Future Contribution Claims In CERCLA Action

Mealey's (June 22, 2020, 1:49 PM EDT) -- INDIANAPOLIS — A federal judge in Indiana on June 16 adopted a magistrate judge’s June 1 recommendation to grant a joint motion to bar future contribution claims against defendant companies in a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act lawsuit and dismissed claims against the two remaining defendant companies that did not reach settlements with the plaintiff (Haber Land Co. Ltd. v. American Steel City Industrial Leasing Inc., et al., No. 18-cv-04091-JMS-MJD, S.D. Ind.)....