United States v. Argent Corp.

ELR Citation: ELR 20616
No(s). 83-0523 BB (D.N.M. May 4, 1984)

The court rules that the lessor of a site where hazardous substances were released is a potentially liable party under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The court first rules that the plain language of § 107(a) of CERCLA makes the owner of land on w...