Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act 1980 Archives

26 May 2021 |

SCOTUS Opinion: Limitations on CERCLA Contribution Claims Only for CERCLA-Specific Liabilities

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) established the framework for who should pay for environmental issues. In particular, CERCLA allows “a person who has resolved its liability to the United States or a State” in a settlement to raise a contribution claim from another responsible individual. In 2004, the Territory of Guam settled litigation initiated ... Read More

TAGGED: Statute Of Limitations, Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Water Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act 1980, CERLCA Contribution, 42 U.S.C. sec. 9613, Guam v. United States