Asarco LLC v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
ELR Citation: 43 ELR 20156 No(s). 8:12CV416 (D. Neb. Jul 1, 2013) (Bataillon)
A district court held that a settlement agreement bars a mining corporation from seeking contribution from a railroad company under CERCLA for environmental liability related to the Omaha Lead Superfund site in Omaha, Nebraska. Both parties owned the site at different times between 1871 and 1997. It...