United States v. Sunoco, Inc.

ELR Citation: ELR 20139
No(s). 05-6336 (E.D. Pa. Jun 10, 2009)

A district court held that under Pennsylvania law, a property owner that agreed to hold the seller harmless for environmental claims does not become a successor to the seller's environmental liabilities. In a settlement agreement between the current and prior owners, the current owner promised to co...