ELR Citation: ELR 20311
No(s). 93-11219-REK (D. Mass. Jul 24, 1996)

The court rules that a private party attempting to recover response costs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) must show that the defendant caused the response costs to be incurred. The court first holds that CERCLA §107(a)'s asserted silence on t...