Calif. Federal Judge: Insurance Companies Liable For Cleanup At CERCLA Site

( September 4, 2025, 12:49 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California federal judge ruled that intervening insurers in a dispute over responsibility for groundwater contamination under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act at a former wood preservation plant are liable on behalf of a former operator for past and future cleanup costs in granting a state agency’s motion for partial summary judgment....