City Cleared Of Cleanup Liability After Couple Fails To Respond To Motion

Mealey's (February 9, 2018, 1:20 PM EST) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The city of Davis, Calif., was cleared of liability from a couple’s request for contribution and cost recovery under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) by a federal judge in California on Feb. 6 after the couple failed to respond to the city’s motion for summary judgment (Charles H. Lewis, et al. v. Robert D. Russell, et al., No. 03-2646, E.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19532)....