ELR Citation: ELR 20494
No(s). C83-5906 SC (N.D. Cal. May 4, 1984)

The court rules that private party recovery of response costs under §107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) is limited to cases where the government has initiated a response action. The court first holds that plaintiff's claim for a declaratory jud...