United States Eighth Circuit

Where causation of harm is unclear under CERCLA, courts should not apply the divisibility of harm theory to "split the difference" of any liability, but instead avoid apportionment altogether by imposing joint and several liability amongst the parties.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/10/2001
• Published 04/10/2001

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Chief Judge., Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, McMILLIAN, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven W. Quattlebaum, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellant Uniroyal., W. Gordon Hamilin, argued, Atlanta, GA (Laurence H. Tribe, Jonathan S. Massey, Cambridge, MA, James K. Logan, Olathe, KS, on the brief) for appellant Hercules.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jared A. Goldstein, argued, Washington, DC (Samuel D. Blesi, Paul Schaeffer, Greer S. Goldman, on the brief), for appellee., James L. Turner, Dallas, TX, for appellee U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.