Environmental
Feb. 18, 2005
High Court Ruling Likely Will Slow Environmental Cleanup
Focus Column - Environmental Law - By Arthur Cook - On Dec. 13, 2004, the Supreme Court filed its decision in Cooper Industries Inc. v. Aviall Services Inc. , 125 S.Ct. 577. The 7-2 decision written by Justice Clarence Thomas opened Pandora's Box and let out some of the procedural chaos that had characterized the first quarter-century of litigation under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, better known as CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601, et seq.
Focus Column
Environmental Law
By Arthur Cook
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