ELR Citation: ELR 21500
No(s). 97-2485 (7th Cir, Aug 5, 1998)

The court holds that the equitable doctrine of successor liability applies under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). In 1941, a coke company sold its interest in a mineral processing company to a utility company and transferred the majority of its rema...