ELR Citation: ELR 20754
No(s). 85-1962 (9th Cir. Jun 20, 1986)

The court rules that neither the incurrence of governmental response costs nor a governmentally authorized cleanup program is a prerequisite to a private cost recovery action under §107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The court initially rej...