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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Joint and Several Liability Hazardous Substances

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Just How Absolute is the Absolute Pollution Exclusion?

Despite the myriad CERCLA cases on the books, there is little – if any – jurisprudence dissecting the so-called “absolute pollution exclusion” in a comprehensive general liability insurance policy and the insurers’ obligation...more

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Supreme Court to Again Consider the Interplay Between a CERCLA Cost Recovery and Contribution Action

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Liability for clean-up of hazardous substances pursuant to the Comprehensive Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA," "Act" or "Superfund") can be extremely costly, amounting to hundreds of millions of...more

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Federal Judge’s Comments In Willow Grove PFAS Case Suggest Time May Be Approaching When Pennsylvania (And Other States) Will...

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Last week, Law360 reported on a hearing that occurred in the Federal District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania before Judge Gerald Pappert concerning PFAS. The hearing concerned a motion to dismiss brought by the United States...more

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EPA Releases Updated CERCLA Common Elements Guide - Enforcement Discretion Guidance Provides Important Direction on Landowner...

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• The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) imposes strict, joint and several, retroactive liability on property owners and operators for releases of hazardous substances. However,...more

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