Asarco LLC v. Atlantic Richfield Co.

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Case Number:

14-35723

Court:

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

3890 Other Statutory Actions

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  1. August 10, 2017

    9th Circ. Revives Asarco's CERCLA Suit Against ARCO

    The Ninth Circuit in a published opinion on Thursday said that mining company Asarco LLC brought a timely claim in its attempt to recoup compensation from Atlantic Richfield Co. to defray costs of a $99 million cleanup of a Superfund site, leaving it up to the lower court to decide whether it deserves compensation and how much.

  2. February 08, 2017

    Asarco Tells 9th Circ. Arco Should Share In $110M EPA Tab

    Mining company Asarco LLC argued before the Ninth Circuit Wednesday that a lower court wrongly dismissed its suit against Arco for partial reimbursement of $110 million it spent remediating a Montana Superfund site, saying the statute of limitations wasn't triggered by a 1998 EPA settlement.

  3. July 21, 2015

    6 CERCLA Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015

    From Arizona’s battle to keep its Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act settlements out of judges' hands to a fight over whether air emissions that drift far away and land on the ground trigger liability, a number of high-profile CERLCA cases are currently underway in federal court. Here, Law360 looks at six CERCLA cases attorneys should be watching in the second half of 2015.

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