United States v. Dickerson

ELR Citation: ELR 20970
No(s). Y-85-3249 (D. Md. May 28, 1986)

The court holds, inter alia, that the federal government's cost recovery suit under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) is equitable in nature and not unconstitutionally retroactive. The court first rules that the government need not join all potentiall...