ELR Citation: 41 ELR 20156
No(s). 10-1570 (2d Cir. Apr 13, 2011)

The Second Circuit affirmed a lower court decision that the parent corporation of nine manufactured gas plants (MGPs) is not an "operator" of those plants for purposes of CERCLA liability. The current owners of the MGP sites filed suit against the parent corporation, seeking to recover costs th...