United States v. Vertac Chem. Corp.

ELR Citation: ELR 21351
No(s). LR-C-80-109, -110 (E.D. Ark. May 21, 1997)

The court holds that claims brought by potentially responsible parties (PRPs) are Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) §113 contribution actions,not §107 cost recovery actions; that jury verdicts in cost recovery actions are merely advisory; that a company...