ELR Citation: ELR 20348
No(s). s. 3-85-473, 4-80-469 (D. Minn. Apr 5, 1985)

The court upholds the constitutionality of punitive damages provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Minnesota Environmental Response and Liability Act (MERLA). After several years of litigation in which plaintiffs have sought to have t...