Union Oil Co. of Cal. v. Terrible Herbst, Inc.

ELR Citation: ELR 20219
No(s). s. 01-16683, -17276 (9th Cir. Jun 9, 2003)

The court holds that in a contract dispute over the responsibility for pollution cleanup beneath a gas station, withholding assertion of a nonfrivolous claim in reliance on an agreement waiving a statute-of-limitations defense constitutes sufficient consideration under Nevada law. The current owner ...