United States v. Meyer’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 9601 (§ 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980) · 42 U.S.C. § 9607 (§ 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980)
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · United States v. Bestfoods · Pierce v. Commonwealth Life Insurance
Most-quoted passages
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“[T]he court holds that “caused solely by,” as used in CERCLA, incorporates the concept of proximate or legal cause. If the defendant’s release was not foreseeable, and if its conduct — including acts as well as omissions — was “so indirect and insubstantial” in the chain of events leading to the release, then the defendant’s conduct was not the proximate cause of the release and the third party defense may be available.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“heavily and personally involved in the construction and maintenance of”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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