Avondale Fed. Sav. Bank v. Amoco Oil Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 21001
No(s). 98-2003 (7th Cir. Mar 11, 1999)

The court holds that the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) bars a current property owner's claim for cleanup costs against the property's former owner. The current owner filed a claim for injunctive relief against the former owner, and then proceeded to clean up the property before relie...