Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Midco Pipe & Tube, Inc. v. United States
Midco Pipe & Tube, Inc. v. United States, 506 U.S. 940 (1992)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1992-10-19
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- § 9607(a)(2) imposes liability on owner of facility at time disposal of hazardous waste
- “we hold that [107(a)(2) ] imposes liability not only for active involvement in the ‘dumping’ or ‘placing’ of hazardous waste at the facility, but for ownership of the facility at a time that hazardous waste was ‘spilling’ or ‘leaking.’ ”
- "[W]e hold that § 9607(a)(2) imposes liability not only for active involvement in the ‘dumping’ or ‘placing’ of hazardous waste at the facility, but for ownership of the facility at a time that hazardous waste was ‘spilling’ or 'leaking.' ”
Citator
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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.