ELR Citation: ELR 20252
No(s). 09-20487 (5th Cir. Sep 20, 2010)

The Fifth Circuit held that a construction company that, during an excavation, failed to investigate what it hit in a pipeline corridor and rectify any damage, is not liable as an arranger under CERCLA or the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act. The excavation work took place in 1979, but the owner of th...