ELR Citation: ELR 20360
No(s). C-85-4776 SC (N.D. Cal. Dec 20, 1985)

The court holds that a private party may not sue independent third parties under §107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act unless it has incurred its own response costs consistent with the national contingency plan. Parr-Richmond, defendant in a state court s...