Judge Grants Plaintiffs’ Motions For Summary Judgment In CERCLA Suit

(April 23, 2019, 1:55 PM EDT) -- DAYTON, Ohio — A federal judge in Ohio on April 19 granted motions for summary judgment filed by two plaintiff companies seeking contribution under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), finding that there are no disputes that the defendant companies satisfied the statutory elements for liability under the act and that the actions taken by the plaintiff companies were necessary under the National Contingency Plan (NCP) because they were ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Hobart Corporation, et al. v. The Dayton Power & Light Co., et al., No. 13-cv-115, S.D. Ohio, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67267)....

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