ELR Citation: ELR 20360
No(s). s. 89-3703, -3757 (7th Cir. Oct 18, 1990)

The court holds that placing acrylonitrile, a highly toxic chemical, in a rail shipment that will pass through a populated area, does not make the shipper subject to strict liability. The Illinois Department of Environmental Protection ordered a railroad switching line to take decontamination measur...