United States Third Circuit

The placing of hazardous materials in an unlined landfill constitutes a "release from a site" under the Pennsylvania Hazardous Sites Clean-Up Act, establishing liability for response costs.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/15/2002
• Decided 06/24/2002
• Published 06/24/2002

Judges

• BEFORE:  ALITO, ROTH, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Albert G. Bixler, (argued), Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Philadelphia, PA, for appellants Joshua Hill, Inc., Marc A. Zaid.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anthony R. Sherr, (argued), Mayers, Mennies & Sherr, LLP, Blue Bell, PA, for appellees Whitemarsh Township Authority, William J. Carmint, George K. Palmer, Richard M. Lam, Christian K. Wagner, As Members of the Whitemarsh Township Authority Board, Whitemarsh Township, R. Bruce Ferguson, Maryellen Antal, John S. Gabel, Robert Wiser, Chuck Pellegrini, In Their Capacity as Current Members of the Whitemarsh Township Board of Supervisors.