By Andrew H. Perellis and Patrick D. Joyce
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a district court must provide deeper scrutiny to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq. (1980), consent decrees.
The August 1, 2014 decision in State of Arizona v. Ashton Company Inc. Contractors and Engineers, et al.,
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