ELR Citation: ELR 21316
No(s). 90-8779 (11th Cir. Jul 22, 1991)

The court rules that the federal government may recover up to four times its response costs in cleaning up a hazardous waste site under the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). CERCLA §107(c)(3) provides that the United States may recover punitive damages...