Radical Changes in the CERCLA (Superfund) World

Attorney Kenneth A. Ehrlich of the Government, Land Use, Environment & Energy Department at Jeffer Mangles Butler & Marmaro LLP (JMBM), contributed the enclosed article.

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Following President Carter’s 1980 signing into law of the federal Superfund law, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), many parties facing environmental contamination problems have taken advantage of the law’s relatively expansive net of liable parties, simple proof standard, and joint and several liability scheme. The United States Supreme Court recently issued an important decision that radically changes conventional wisdom in the use of CERCLA to obtain damages for property contamination.

For more information on the changes in CERCLA and related issues, please contact Kenneth A. Ehrlich, Esq. at (310) 785-5395, KAE@JMBM.com

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