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Ninth Circuit Addresses Several CERCLA Issues of First Impression in the Circuit
April 7, 2015 / Rick Coffin, Marc Zeppetello, and Sherry Jackman
In AmeriPride Services Inc. v. Texas Eastern Overseas Inc., the Ninth Circuit examined several issues under CERCLA, some of which were issues of first impression in the Circuit, including: whether a district court must apply a specific method of allocating the set-off for settlements between private CERCLA parties, whether a party’s right to seek contribution for costs paid in third-party settlements requires an independent analysis of whether the settlement costs were...