ELR Citation: ELR 20388
No(s). CV-83-2501-MML (C.D. Cal. Apr 9, 1984)

The court rules that §107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) is retroactive as applied to defendants if it creates new legal obligations, and may be challenged under the Contract Clause. The court rules that CERCLA §107 satisfies the first prong o...