Louisiana Dep't of Envtl. Quality v. Crystal Oil Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 20185
No(s). 97-30423 (5th Cir. Oct 20, 1998)

The court holds that bankruptcy discharges a state environmental agency's environmental liability claims against an oil company believed to be the successor to the owner of an abandoned oil site where hazardous substances had been released. The court first holds that the state agency's environmental...