ELR Citation: ELR 20908
No(s). 87 C 10609 (N.D. Ill. Oct 27, 1988)

The court holds that a government-approved cleanup program is not a prerequisite to a purchaser's private cost recovery action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) against former owners and operators of a hazardous waste site, and the purchaser may...