United States Third Circuit

Defendants are responsible for the environmental response costs of their predecessor where a de facto merger occurred such that successor liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act exists.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/26/2005
• Decided 09/06/2005
• Published 09/06/2005

Judges

• SCIRICA, Chief Judge., Before SCIRICA, Chief Judge, RENDELL and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert L. Collings, (Argued), Carl A. Solano, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John T. Stahr, (Argued), United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Washington, D.C., Nuriye C. Uygur, Office of United States Attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellee, United States of America.