Cooper Indus., Inc. v. Aviall Servs., Inc.
ELR Citation: ELR 20154 No(s). 02-1192 (U.S. Dec 13, 2004)
The U.S. Supreme Court holds that a private party voluntarily cleaning contaminated property may not sue to recover costs from a potentially responsible party (PRP) unless the private party had been sued or civilly compelled to clean the site under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensat...