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Feb 1, 2016

Eighth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment Finding of CERCLA Arranger Liability

On December 10, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, reversed a trial court’s summary judgment finding that Dico, Inc. had arranger liability under CERCLA for selling buildings known to contain PCB-contaminated insulation. United States v. Dico, Inc., et al, No. 14-2762 (8th Cir. 2015). The Court found that under the U.S. Supreme Court opinion in Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. v. U.S., 129 S. Ct. 1870 (2009), the determination of intent to arrange for disposal of a hazardous substance is fact-specific, and that because there was some evidence that the buildings had some commercial… Read more