Georgia-Pacific Consumer Prods. Ltd. Partnership v. International Paper Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 20187
No(s). 07-9627 (S.D.N.Y. Jul 16, 2008)

A district court held that a company that purchased several paper mills and associated properties in 1972 did not assume any liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for the costs of cleaning up environmental contamination at the sites. CERCL...