Environmental
Nov. 13, 1999
Micro Mini
Micro Mini 'One-Molecule' Contributors Dismissed From CERCLA Litigation The court endorsed the one-molecule rule but held that it should take equity into account when fixing each defendant's fair share of response costs.
By William D. Wick
Four companies liable for sending only small amounts of waste to a New Bedford, Mass., site don't have to pay any cleanup costs, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled. Acushnet Co. v. Mohasco Corp., 191 F.3d 69 (1st Cir. 1999). The case is noteworthy not only for the result, but also ...
Four companies liable for sending only small amounts of waste to a New Bedford, Mass., site don't have to pay any cleanup costs, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled. Acushnet Co. v. Mohasco Corp., 191 F.3d 69 (1st Cir. 1999). The case is noteworthy not only for the result, but also ...
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