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California Supreme Court

Jan. 10, 2009

State Battles Insurers Over Superfund Site

Almost 40 years after officials discovered that the toxic liquid they had been dumping in a Riverside County canyon was seeping into nearby groundwater, the state is still wrangling with its insurance companies to defray the $700 million cleanup costs.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Almost 40 years after officials discovered that the toxic liquid they had been dumping in a Riverside County canyon was seeping into nearby groundwater, the state is still wrangling with its insurance companies to defray the $700 million cleanup costs.

The most recent battle over the infamous Stringfellow Superfund site took place Thursday at the California Supreme Court, where the state ar...

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