In re Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pac. R.R.

ELR Citation: ELR 20700
No(s). s. 95-1412, -2986 (7th Cir. Feb 28, 1996)

The court holds that a contribution claim under the 1989 Washington state Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) against a railroad reorganized in bankruptcy is not subject to a 1985 claims bar date. The claim arose out of an environmental cleanup of a railyard located within the Commencement Bay/Nearshore...