United States v. Chem-Dyne Corp.

ELR Citation: ELR 20986
No(s). C-1-82-840 (S.D. Ohio Oct 11, 1983)

The court holds that the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) imposes strict liability, and where the harm is indivisible, joint and several liability, on waste generators. The court rules that by defining the standard of liability in CERCLA §107 in terms o...