ELR Citation: ELR 20129
No(s). A-6588-05T5 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Jun 6, 2007)

The court, in a matter of first impression, held that an entity may be strictly liable under the New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act (Spill Act) for damages for the "loss of use" of natural resources adversely affected by its discharge of hazardous substances. The case arose after the stat...