ELR Citation: ELR 20229
No(s). 09-1864 (C.D. Cal. Aug 10, 2010)

A district court dismissed all but one of the United States' CERCLA claims against several companies for response costs incurred at a hazardous waste site in Rialto, California. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 13(a), the United States should have asserted the claims in a prior 2005 action beca...