ELR Citation: ELR 20832
No(s). CIV-86-748E (W.D.N.Y. Feb 25, 1988)

The court holds that the Eleventh Amendment precludes suits by private parties against a state in federal court for indemnification and contribution under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The court first holds that the language of the 1986 CERCLA am...