ELR Citation: ELR 21386
No(s). 92 C 7142 (N.D. Ill. Mar 27, 1995)

The court holds that past owners of a site contaminated with coal tar are liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for 90 percent of the future response costs of cleaning up the site, whereas the current owner is responsible for 10 percent of th...