United States Ninth Circuit

Summary judgment for defendant, oil company, denying plaintiff recovery of certain cleanup costs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act is affirmed where there are no genuine issues of material fact regarding whether plaintiff substantially complied with the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/17/2005
• Decided 01/12/2006
• Published 01/12/2006

Judges

• HALL, Senior Circuit Judge:, Before: HALL, O'SCANNLAIN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas W. Casparian, Gilchrist & Rutter, Santa Monica, CA, and Chris M. Amantea, McDermott, Will & Emery, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kurt Weissmuller, Weston, Benshoof, Rochefort, Rubalcava & MacCuish, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellee.