Anthony v. Blech’s Empirical Analysis
1991
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. § 9604 (§ 104 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 Finley v. United States · Idaho v. Wright · Jablon v. Dean Witter & Co. · First United Methodist Church of Hyattsville v. United States Gypsum Co. · Gobel v. Maricopa County
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[T]he owner and operator of a vessel or a facility ... from which there is a release, or threatened release which causes the incurrence of response costs, of a hazardous substance, shall be liable for ... all costs of removal or remedial action incurred by ... a State....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“any person who at the time of disposal of any hazardous substance owned or operated any facility at which such hazardous substances were disposed of.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.