ELR Citation: ELR 20845
No(s). 81-3246 (5th Cir. Jun 24, 1982)

The Fifth Circuit rules that a hazardous waste disposal company and two sellers of crude oil are strictly liable for damages incurred by Ashland Oil, Inc., as a result of defendants' injection of a toxic industrial waste into Ashland's pipeline system. Defendant Rollins-Purle, Inc., who had agreed t...