ELR Citation: 52 ELR 20121
No(s). 21-55320 (9th Cir. Nov 7, 2022)

In an unpublished opinion, the Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the U.S. government in a CERCLA liability lawsuit, requiring oil companies to reimburse approximately $50 million of EPA's environmental cleanup costs at a Superfund site in California. The government had sought reimbursement...