By Shawn LaTourette | Published July 28, 2014 | Posted in Environmental Cleanup Cost Recovery, Environmental Litigation | Tagged Tags: Exxon, ExxonMobil, Magic Petroleum, Spill Act Contribution | Leave a comment
Sets New Environmental Law Precedent New Jersey’s highest court has ruled that in private contribution claims arising under the Spill Act, “a party determined to be a discharger and held responsible for the cost of cleanup by the DEP is entitled to bring a contribution claim against other potentially responsible parties before the final tally Read More
Read MoreEarlier this month, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Shipp ruled that lead smelting company NL Industries (formerly National Lead) may maintain an action against over two dozen defendants for contribution relating to the clean-up of the Raritan Bay Slag Superfund site. The site in question includes the Laurence Harbor seawall adjacent to Waterfront Park in Read More
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