Barton Solvents, Inc. v. Southwest Petro-Chem, Inc.
ELR Citation: ELR 20659 No(s). 91-2382-GTV (D. Kan. Oct 26, 1994)
The court holds that the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) preempts an Oklahoma statute limiting a dissolved corporation's capacity to be sued. The court follows what it perceives to be a "clear trend" among courts to construe CERCLA to supersede Federal ...