ELR Citation: ELR 20480
No(s). s. 89 C 6869, -3536 (N.D. Ill. Oct 4, 1993)

The court holds that contractors hired to clean up hazardous waste containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) can be held liable as operators under §107(a)(2) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The court first dismisses the facility owner's commo...