Colorado v. ASARCO, Inc.

ELR Citation: ELR 20523
No(s). 83-C-2388 (D. Colo. May 13, 1985)

The court holds that contribution is available for parties found jointly liable under §107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The court first rules that Congress empowered the federal courts to establish a federal common law of liability under §1...