Contractor not Liable under Superfund Law for Accidently Damaging Methanol Pipeline with Backhoe Causing Environmental Damages
ConstructionRisk.com Report Vol. #13, Issue #1
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arranger liability,CERCLA,Environmental Conditions,superfund
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a contractor has no “arranger” liability under the Superfund law (CERCLA) for unconsciously denting a methanol pipeline that several years later cracked, thereby resulting in the release of methanol and causing environmental damage. In the absence of intentional steps or plans by the [...]
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