ELR Citation: ELR 20133
No(s). 81-0851 (E.D. Pa. Jul 28, 1987)

The court holds that Philadelphia, as the owner of a municipal landfill at which two employees accepted bribes to allow unlawful hazardous waste disposal, is liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Liability attaches through mere ownership of ...