ELR Citation: ELR 20649
No(s). 92-506 (E.D. Va. Feb 3, 1993)

The court rules that private parties may recover attorney fees in contribution actions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and that CERCLA §120(a) waives U.S. sovereign immunity from claims for attorney fees and litigation costs in such actions. ...