United States Third Circuit

Congress intended the Superfund Recycling Equity Act to apply retroactively to judicial actions for CERCLA contribution, initiated by private parties prior to November 29, 1999, if the actions were still pending on that date.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/19/2000
• Decided 11/01/2000
• Published 11/01/2000

Judges

• BEFORE:  SLOVITER, NYGAARD, and FUENTES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Donald B. Mitchell, Jr., (Argued), Rachel G. Lattimore, Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn, Washington, DC, Attorneys for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dennis R. Suplee, (Argued), Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, PA;  John M. Armstrong, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Cherry Hill, NJ, Attorneys for Appellee.