United States v. Outboard Marine Corp.

ELR Citation: ELR 21153
No(s). 78 C 1004 (N.D. Ill. Oct 8, 1982)

The court rules that §106(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) is not merely a jurisdictional provision, but creates substantive liability for the release of hazardous waste that creates an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public healt...