ELR Citation: ELR 20281
No(s). s. A-1395-79 et al (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Dec 9, 1981)

The court holds that the Spill Compensation and Control Act imposes strict joint and several liability for cleanup costs of hazardous substances spilled prior to the Act's effective date. The court finds that there is no constitutional inhibition against retroactive application of the 1980 amendment...