United States Fifth Circuit

If there has been no prior CERCLA cost-recovery action under 42 USC 9607, a contribution action under 42 USC 9613 becomes an initial action for recovery of the costs, and must be brought within 6 years after initiation of physical on-site construction of the remedial action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/14/2000
• Published 12/14/2000

Judges

• JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge:, Before POLITZ, GIBSON and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bradley H. Beers (argued), WEDGE Group, Inc., Lynne Liberato, Jeffrey Charles Hembree, John R. Eldridge (argued), Haynes & Boone, Lynn L. Zimmerman, Houston, TX, George A. Phair, Conoco, Inc., Houston, TX, for Conoco Inc. and Condea Vista Chemical Co.


• For Appellees:
  
• John Alan Doran (argued), Troy Blinn Froderman (argued), John Douglas Burnside, Bryan Cave, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Counter Defendant-Appellee.